PORTLAND — Cheverus High advanced to its first Western Class A girls’ basketball championship game, rallying in the second half to beat Deering 33-31 in the semifinals Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
The Stags (18-2) took the lead in the third quarter and secured it with some clutch foul shooting.
Georgia Ford hit two free throws with 36.1 seconds left to make it 31-28. Then Brooke Flaherty hit two with 13.4 seconds remaining for a five-point lead.
Victoria Nappi led Cheverus with nine points. Marissa MacMillan scored 10 points for
Deering (17-3).
Cheverus will play two-time defending state champ McAuley in the regional final at 7 p.m. Saturday. The top-seeded Lions (20-0) held on for a 47-38 win over No. 4 Scarborough (16-4) in the other semifinal.
Jaclyn Welch scored 13 points to pace the McAuley, which opened a 26-12 halftime lead and withstood several Scarborough comeback bids in the second half.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.