Winslow needed extra time to tame the Presque isle Wildcats, but when the final buzzer sounded the Black Raider were the northern Maine champions for the first time since 2005.
The Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland played host to the first round of the high school basketball state championships as the undefeated Presque Isle Wildcats looked to defend their title in a rematch of the 2012 state final with the western Maine champs Lake Region Lakers.
The Hampden Academy boys closed out Wednesday night at the Augusta Civic Center with a win while the Bangor girls also advanced to the Eastern Maine Class A championship game earlier in the day.