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Predicting next year’s Maine high school basketball contenders

Check out our way-too-early predictions for next season’s top contenders in boys and girls basketball.

The Warriors take a 20-2 lead and withstand a number of runs by the Black Bears to win the Class C championship.

Brody Miller’s goal in the second overtime sends the Broncos to the regional final.

Saturday night’s game at the Augusta Civic Center features Maranacook and Fort Kent, who were both No. 3 seeds in their region.

After a buzzer-beating win over Spruce Mountain, the Black Bears turn their attention to Saturday’s game against Fort Kent.

The Clippers secure the girls title and the Warriors the boys, while Mountain Valley senior Lily Boulanger wins the giant slalom and slalom titles.

In Class A, Camden Hills was the North favorite all season while Portland emerged from the South as the sixth seed.

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Ethan Chilton’s runner off the glass gives the Black Bears a victory over Spruce Mountain and sends them to next Saturday’s state title game.

Payton Fazzina scores 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Warriors prevail in a defensive battle to reach the regional final.