Messalonskee's James Kouletsis (4) pursues Gardiner's Isaiah Magee (3) on Thursday in Oakland.

Messalonskee's Nathan Violette, right, takes a shot over Gardiner's Cole Heaberlin on Thursday in Oakland.

Messalonskee's Griffin Tuttle, back, hammers Gardiner's Eli Kropp, right, on Thursday in Oakland.

Gardiner head coach Jason Cassidy returned to the sideline after serving a two game suspension on Thursday in Oakland.

Messalonskee junior forward Cole Wood, right, hustles for a loose ball as Gardiner's Cole Heaberlin closes in during a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game Thursday night in Oakland.

Gardiner junior forward Cole Heaberlin, middle, goes up for a shot and draws a foul from Messalonskee defender Griffin Tuttle during a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A game Thursday night in Oakland.