Paige Cote and Abby Toothaker, right, of Sanford celebrate after defeating second-seeded Scarborough 56-43 in the Class AA girls' basketball semifinals at Cross Insurance Arena Thursday night.
Paige Cote of Sanford gets to the basket ahead of Kayla Conley, left, and Madsion Blanche of Scarborough in the fourth quarter.
Madison Blanche of Scarborough drives to the basket past Abby Toothaker of Sanford.
Sanford Coach Rossie Lontine-Kearson celebrates in the final seconds of regulation.
Kayla Conley, right, and Madison Blanche try to deny a pass to Paige Cote of Sanford in the second half.
Paige Cote of Sanford boxes out as Kayla Conley, left, and Madison Blanche of Scarborough look to rebound.
Madison Blanche of Scarborough gets to the basket to score in the second half.
Elisabeth LeFebvre of Scarborough tries to deny a shot by Paige Cote of Sanford in the second quarter.
Samya Santiague of Sanford celebrates after Paige Cote scored her 1,000th career point just before the end of the half.
SPlayers on the Scarborough bench cheer after Lindsay Fiorillo hit a 3-point shot in the third quarter.
Jaylyn Bartolome of Sanford tries to pass the ball after she went to the floor with Kayla Conley of Scarborough in the second half.
Samya Santiague, left, and Tori Parker of Sanford celebrate their semifinal victory over Scarborough.
Paige Cote grabs an offensive rebound in the first quarter.
Lindsay Fiorillo of Scarborough spins around Jaylyn Bartolome of Sanford in the first half.
Kaleisha Towle of South Portland and Olivia Michaud of Gorham reach for a rebound in the second half.
Maria Degifico of South Portland tosses a shot over Adele Nadeau of Gorham in the second half.
Kaleisha Towle of South Portland drives to the basket past Sophia Michaud of Gorham in the second quarter.
Kaleisha Towle of South Portland drives to the basket for a layup in the second quarter as Lauren Fotter, left, and Sophia Michaud of Gorham defend.
Maggie Whitmore of South Portland drains a 3-pointer over Anna Nelson of Gorham in the second quarter.
Kaleisha Towle of South Portland hooks a shot over Adele Nadeau of Gorham in the second quarter.
Kaleisha Towle of South Portland tries break free on an inbounds play in the second quarter.
Cora Boothby-Akilo of South Portland and Olivia Michaud of Gorham reach for a rebound in the second quarter.
South Portland teammates celebrate a basket in the third quarter.
Cora Boothby-Akilo of South Portland catches a pass in the fourth quarter.
Kaleisha Towle, left, and Maria Degifico, right, briefly celebrate with Maggie Whitmore after South Portland ousted Gorham.
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