Article: Parker, Sanford hold off Cony Rams' Cooper hits 1,00th point in loss

PORTLAND - The Sanford girls basketball program had never experienced a state championship game before Saturday night, let alone thrived in such a pressure-packed environment.

It didn't matter.

The Redskins took a quick early lead and withstood a second-half challenge by Cony of Augusta to defeat the defending state champs 47- 41 in the Class A final at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

Miss Basketball finalist Kayla Parker, a 6-foot senior, paced Sanford with 15 points and eight rebounds - scoring nine points in the first quarter as 21-1 Sanford took a 16-7 lead.

Junior forward Beth Fredette added eight points and seven rebounds for the Redskins, while junior guard Coleen Kumka had five ...

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