Portland and Deering battled in a tight AA North quarterfinal matchup Friday night. Credit: Courtesy of WGME

It came down to the buzzer in the matchup between No. 5 Portland and No. 4 Deering, with Portland narrowly defeating Deering 51-50 in the AA North quarterfinals Friday night.

Portland’s Stillman Mahan made the 3-point shot that just beat the buzzer. Portland’s season record improves to 11-7. Deering’s season ends at 11-7.

Portland will go on to face Bangor on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the Cross Arena in Portland.

Deering was eliminated from the 2018 tournament in the AA North quarterfinals after falling to Oxford Hills 57-52. Portland made it to the semifinals before being ousted by Windham in a tight 55-53 battle.

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Lindsay Putnam is a senior editor covering Greater Bangor news and sports for the Bangor Daily News, where she has worked since 2018. Lindsay previously worked as an editor and reporter at the New York...

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