After years of growing as a program, Mustangs find themselves a win away from playing for Gold Ball.
Drew Bonifant
Staff Writer
Drew Bonifant covers sports for the Press Herald, with beats in high school football, basketball and baseball. He was previously part of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel sports team. A New Hampshire native and 2010 graduate of Northeastern University, he came to Maine in September 2016 after four years at the Concord Monitor, where he covered NASCAR, University of New Hampshire hockey and high schools and won a NH Press Association award for his work. He also worked for two years as a college co-op at the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. An avid golfer, frequent skier and consumer of sports, movie and music trivia, he’s a fan of the New England Patriots, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Flyers and Miami Heat – and yes, he’s aware of how random those teams seem.
Boys’ basketball: Cooper Flagg, Nokomis one win from states. Brewer stands in the way
The teams will look to make history when they meet Saturday night in Augusta for the Class A North title.
C South boys basketball: Monmouth puts the clamps on Waynflete to reach final
Calder’s 17 points lead way as Monmouth takes lead in second quarter and never relinquishes it.
C South girls basketball: Hall-Dale survives scare from Old Orchard Beach in final minutes
Bulldogs take 16-point lead into fourth, but have to sweat it out as Seagulls rally back down stretch.
A North boys basketball: Droughts set to end as Nokomis and Brewer meet in regional final
Witches seek first Class A title game berth since 1988, while Warriors look for first trip to state championship.
A North boys basketball: Nokomis takes down Cony to reach regional final
Cooper Flagg scores 22 points, including eight in fourth, as Warriors make crunch time plays to advance.
A North girls basketball: Lawrence surges past Gardiner into regional final
Bouchard’s 24 points lead the way as Bulldogs ride red-hot second quarter to victory.
C South girls basketball: Hall-Dale outlasts Traip to remain undefeated
Bulldogs shake off pesky Rangers in second half to reach regional semifinals.
C South girls basketball: Carrabec pulls away from Madison to reach semifinals
Cobras answer early Madison challenge to earn first Civic Center tournament victory since 2014.
A North boys basketball: Away from the spotlight, Madden White shows value to top seed Nokomis
While Cooper and Ace Flagg garner the attention, junior guard’s two-way play makes him a key cog for Warriors.