Voters unanimously select Thornton Academy as the state’s top team.
Lee Horton
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
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