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Article: Vikings finally earn 1st berth in East finale Oxford Hills thumps Gardiner
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- March 12, 2005
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BANGOR - You could almost sense the relief among the members of
the Oxford Hills boys basketball team as the Vikings walked off the
Bangor Auditorium court after their Eastern Maine Class A semifinal
Friday night.
After three years of struggles at the Auditorium, Oxford Hills got
exactly what it needed, including a big game out of senior guard Matt
McDonnell and a fine defensive effort, in a 55-39 victory which puts
the Vikings in Monday's 8:45 p.m. Eastern Maine final.
McDonnell, the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A Player
of the Year, scored 23 points to go with nine rebounds.
"There was no question, we needed a game up here like this,"
Oxford Hills coach Scott Graffam said. ...