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York/Biddeford/OOB boys hockey beats Hampden co-op to win Class B title

The Wildcats score three goals in a span of 4:48 in the second period and hold off the Broncos at Cross Insurance Arena.

Thornton Academy readies for Class A title fight with Cheverus/Yarmouth, while the Hampden and York co-ops face off for the Class B crown.

Wyatt Allen scores 2:25 into the third overtime to send the Broncos to Saturday’s final against York.

Cheverus is in the same spot in the season’s final poll as it was in the first — at the top.

The Stags shock Hampden Academy with a second-half charge, winning in overtime for their third state title in five seasons.

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

Cheverus is looking for its third championship in five years, while Hampden Academy seeks another stunner after upsetting Mt. Ararat.

Cheverus, which remains the unanimous No. 1, is joined by four other teams playing for Gold Balls this week.

All three award finalists are in state championship games, Cheverus and Hampden travel similar paths in Class A, and top scorers meet in Class B.

The second-seeded Broncos win a rematch of last year’s state championship game, holding the top-seeded Eagles to a season-low point total.