
The Maine High School basketball regular season has come to a close, and with it the final Heal Point Standings from the Maine Principals’ Association.
Several area teams have qualified, with preliminary contests set to take place mid-week, along with the new AA Class of quarterfinal action in Augusta and Portland.
Here is a look:
Class A South boys
Greely claimed the top spot in the region with a 15-3 record, but many of the coaches will likely tell you that this may be the most wide-open region.
Nine teams qualified, with Kennebunk and Marshwood set to meet in Berwick to decide which will meet the Rangers at the Portland Expo in the quarterfinals.
Falmouth is the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 7 Westbrook, while third-seeded Cape Elizabeth faces sixth-seeded York.
Get ready “Battle of the Bridge” fans as this next quarterfinal will likely get your blood pumping. Brunswick, 13-5 and the No. 4 seed will take on fifth-seeded and 11-7 Mt. Ararat at the Portland Expo on Friday at 7 p.m.
Yes, the Dragons took both meetings with the Eagles this season, but throw all that out the window. This one is sure to be a tight battle, with a semifinal berth on the line.
Despite winning its final two games, Morse just missed out on a postseason spot, finishing 6-12 and in 10th.
Class A South girls
So you think one local battle is awesome … how about two?
That’s right, Brunswick, the No. 4 seed at 11-7 takes on the Morse Shipbuilders, seeded fifth at 10-8, on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Expo.
The Dragons and Shipbuilders split the season series, so this one will decide things.
Undefeated York is the No. 1 team in the region and will await the winner of the prelim between No. 8 Westbrook and No. 9 Cape Elizabeth.
Also, No. 2 Greely faces seventh-seeded Marshwood and No. 3 Fryeburg Academy takes on No. 6 Leavitt.
Mt. Ararat finished out the playoff picture this year.
Class B South boys
Lisbon will head to the Expo for a quarterfinal encounter with No. 2 Maranacook, which comes in 16-2.
The Greyhounds went 10-8 this year, but one thing is for sure — Jake Gentle’s squad will be ready to go come Saturday at noon.
Elsewhere in the region, the prelim winner of the No. 9 Oak Hill-No. 8 Poland match takes on top-seeded Lake Region in the quarters. Also, third-seeded Yarmouth will face No. 6 Spruce Mountain, and No. 4 Lincoln Academy draws No. 5 Wells.
Freeport showed a ton of improvement under first-year coach Bill Ridge, but missed out on a postseason spot after a three-win season.
Class B South girls
How about Mike Hart’s Freeport Falcons?
Freeport went 9-9 this season, good for the No. 7 seed in this region and will tackle Western Maine Conference foe Gray-New Gloucester in the quarterfinals at the Expo on Feb. 16 at noon.
The Falcons dropped a pair of contests to the Patriots during the regular season.
Oak Hill meets Poland in a prelim, with the winner drawing top-seeded Mountain Valley in the quarters. Also, No. 3 Lake Region takes on No. 6 Yarmouth; and fourth-seeded Lincoln Academy and fifth-seeded Wells square off.
Lisbon missed out on the postseason after a 7-11 mark this season in the Mountain Valley Conference.
Class C South boys
In the second biggest region in the state, 12 teams made the playoff field, so that means there will be four prelim contests before eight teams square off at the Augusta Civic Center in the quarterfinals.
No. 5 Wiscasset, which started 8-0 before going 5-5 over its final 10 games, is the No. 5 seed and will host Buckfield on Wednesday. The Bucks are 7-11. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
Also in this region, Richmond is the No. 8 seed and is scheduled to host No. 9 Searsport in a Wednesday prelim at 6 p.m. These two teams met twice this year, with the Bobcats winning at Searport and the Vikings returning the favor at Richmond.
The top four seeds in the region are Dirigo, Winthrop, Madison and Waynflete.
If Wiscasset and Richmond are victories, both will play on Monday in the quarters — Wiscasset versus Waynflete at 8 p.m., and Richmond against Dirigo at 9:30 p.m.
Other prelims are Boothbay hosting Hall-Dale in a 6- 11 matchup, while No. 7 Old Orchard Beach is home to No. 10 Monmouth Academy.
Class C South girls
Now onto the biggest region in the state. An incredible 14 teams are in, making for only two byes into the quarterfinals.
Top-seeded Richmond (16- 2) earned one of those spots after a solid season and will face the prelim winner of No. 8 Searsport and No. 9 Old Orchard Beach, two teams the Bobcats are very familiar with. Richmond easily swept Searsport and split with the Seagulls. Richmond plays its quarterfinal on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Augusta Civic Center.
Also earning a bye into the quarters is 17-1 Boothbay, which draws either No. 7 Carrabec or No. 10 Hyde. The 10th-seeded Phoenix are 6-11, but always are a tough out in the postseason. Hyde heads to North Anson on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Also in prelim action, No. 3 Monmouth hosts No. 14 Hall-Dale; No. 4 Madison entertains No. 13 Waynflete; fifth-seeded Hebron Academy is home against No. 12 Traip Academy; and No. 6 Dirigo takes on No. 11 St. Dom’s.
Wiscasset went 3-15 and missed out on the postseason.
Class D South boys
Pine Tree Academy of Freeport is the lone area team in this region.
The Breakers finished 12- 6, good for the No. 2 seed and a quarterfinal with No. 7 Islesboro on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Augusta Civic Center.
Elsewhere in the region, undefeated Valley meets No. 8 Rangeley or No. 9 Forest Hills in a quarter; No. 3 Seacoast Christian faces No. 6 Vinalhaven; and No. 5 AR Gould meets up with fourth-seeded Greenville.
Class D South girls
Pine Tree Academy (10-8) heads to Augusta, where the Breakers are the No. 6 seed and face third-seeded Vinalhaven in the quarters.
The contest is scheduled to be held on Monday at 8:30 a.m., so make sure you wind those clocks.
Rangeley, riding a 17-game winning streak, is the No. 1 seed and will face No. 8 Greater Portland Christian. Forest Hills is seeded second and meets No. 7 Valley, and in the 4-5 matchup, Temple Academy takes on Highview Christian.
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