Swinging the net in celebration is Graham Siltz (right) alongside Buddy Porter after Southern Aroostook beat Forest Hills for the Class D state championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. Credit: Courtesy of Jan Vose
Senior Hunter Burpee scored 31 points as Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook defeated two-time defending state champion Forest Hills of Jackman 82-61 and won its first Class D boys state championship since 1991 at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday.
The Warriors, 20-1 on the season, snapped a 65-game winning streak for the Tigers that dated back to 2019, with Forest Hills having beaten Schenck 70-65 in 2019 and Machias 69-53 in 2020 in the state finals.
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