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The Lawrence girls have arguably the best basketball player in the state. And she wasn’t even the best player on the court for the Bulldogs Friday night.
Lawrence took home the Class B North title with a 65-53 win over the Gardiner Tigers, and they had plenty of help from star senior guard Maddie Provost.
Provost may be the favorite to win the Miss Maine Basketball award for the state’s top player, but fellow Lawrence senior Ashley Shores had the game of the night with 29 points.
And it was the connection from Provost to Shores that helped the Bulldogs overcome a 5-0 deficit early and build a lead later in the first half.
Shores, a forward, scored 10-straight points in that first half, all assisted by Provost.
That stretch included a full-court pass from Provost to Shores for the lay-in, along with a 3-pointer that Shores followed up with a conventional 3-point play.
And the pair poured it on in the fourth quarter with several timely buckets down the stretch, helping to hold off a spirited run from the young and talented Gardiner team.
Provost finished with 27 points in the regional championship win.
Gardiner standout freshman sophomore Alexa Quintana led the scoring for the Tigers with 16 points. Sophomore Molly Takatsu had 13 for Gardiner.
Lawrence girls are heading to the state finals. It helps having Maine’s best player.
