The top-seeded Greely girls got out to a hot start in the Class B South title game and never looked back, cruising past No. 2 Brunswick 54-33 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday night.
It was the third time the defending state champion Rangers and the Brunswick Dragons have faced each other in the B South finals, with Brunswick walking away with the win in 2017 before Greely took control for the next two years.
Greely took a quick 7-0 lead within the first 2 minutes of the game, before ending the first quarter with a score of 15-1. By the end of the half they had expanded their lead to 30-12.
The undefeated Rangers (21-0) will now advance to the Class B championship game, where they will face Hampden Academy on Friday, March 1 at 6:05 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. No. 2 Hampden outlasted No. 1 Skowhegan 32-28 for the A North title Friday evening.
It’s the second such matchup in as many years. Greely took home the Class B gold ball last year, defeating Hampden 53-58.
Greely defeated No. 8 Fryeburg Academy 66-28 in the quarterfinals, before edging out No. 4 Kennebunk 67-52 in the semifinals.
Brunswick’s season ends with a 19-2 record. The Dragons beat out No. 7 Mt. Ararat 56-30 in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Marshwood 51-46 in the semifinals.
