Valley Girls Win 1st State Class D Title Beating Central Aroostook 47-28 [PHOTOS/STATS]

The Valley Cavaliers Girls Basketball Team won their 1st Class D State Title, beating Central Aroostook 47-28 on Saturday afternoon, March 1st at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

Valley led 9-5 at the end of the 1st Quarter and 21-12 at the end of the 1st Half.  The Cavaliers took control in the 3rd Quarter when Madeline Hill scored 8 points including back-to-back 3-pointers. They led 31-20 at the end of the 3rd Quarter.  The Cavaliers did a fantastic job clogging the paint, as Central Aroostook didn't score a basket in the paint until almost midway in the 4th Quarter.

Valley was led by Madeline Hill with 16 points while Liana Hartwell a 9th graders had 12 points. Kirsten Bigelow had 10 points. Hill had 2 3-pointers an Rylee Clark the other. The Cavaliers were 6-7 from the free throw line.

Lilly Burtt was the leading scorer for the Panthers, finishing with 13 points including a pair of 3-pointers. Maggie Mahan had 9 points, including a 3-pointer. Central Aroostook was just 1-8 from the free throw line.

. Valley had lost the State Title game last year to Southern Aroostook. It was Central Aroostook's first State Title appearance since losing to Rangeley in 1993.

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