Southern Aroostook Holds On Against Central Aroostook in North D Quarterfinal
The No. 3 Southern Aroostook Warriors of Dyer Brook held off a late charge from No. 6 Central Aroostook of Mars Hill in the first quarterfinal game of the day at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
92.9 The Ticket reports that, in what was a close game for the entire second half, the Warriors outlasted the Panthers 51 to 45 in the Class D North match-up of in-county rivals.
For the Warriors, Nolan Altvater led the way with 18 points. Justin Mathers added 11, going 9-9 from the free-throw line. Tyler Batchelder had 10.
The Warriors of Dyer Brook improve to 16-4.
The Panthers of Mars Hill end the season at 10-10.
Freshman guard Ben Thomas led Central Aroostook with 13 points including three 3-pointers. Zach Crouch had 12 points and Dustin Pryor added 10.