By Gloria Austin
Staff Writer
It’s February and it’s high school tournament time.
Several local teams will be involved in playoff games for the right to advance to the Eastern Maine Classes B-C-D Tournament Feb. 15-23.
The schedule of games are as follows: Tonight, the No. 5 Hodgdon boys host No. 12 Limestone/MSSM at 6 p.m., while No. 9 Southern Aroostook travels to No. 8 Easton — the game will be broadcast and streamed on WHOU-FM — and No. 11 Katahdin heads to No. 6 Machias. To see more on these matchups turn to the Sports Page.
Tuesday was the preliminary games for the girls’ teams. In action, the No. 3 Hodgdon girls hosted No. 14 East Grand. The winner of this game will meet the winner of No. 6 Van Buren and No. 11 Southern Aroostook (held yesterday in Van Buren) in the Class D quarterfinals on Saturday night at 7:35 p.m. at the Bangor Auditorium.
The girls Class D quarterfinal winner will advance to the semifinals Thursday afternoon at 2:05 p.m.
Check the special tournament pages for schedules.
The Houlton boys take the top seeding in Class C and await the winner of No. 8 Bucksport/No. 9 Fort Kent for their quarterfinal game Tuesday at 3:35 p.m. in Bangor.
The No. 4 Houlton girls will face No. 5 Mattanawcook Academy in their Class C quarterfinal game Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Bangor.
