Brunswick, Cony seeking state titles Dragons to face tough Portland frontcourt

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME | March 13, 2004| | Copyright

The similarities between the 2004 Portland High School boys basketball team and the 1999 edition that won the school's last Class A state championship are few.

This year's team won its three Western Maine tournament games by an average of 18.7 points; the 1999 team won by 17.6 points.

This year's team enters Saturday's 7:05 p.m. state final against Brunswick at Portland's Cumberland County Civic Center with a 20-1 record; the 1999 team finished 22-0.

But that's where the similarities end - except that 14th-year coach Joe Russo guided both squads.

"They're really two almost opposite teams," ...

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