Vikings rally for first title Oxford Hills ends Cony run

From: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME | Date: February 23, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

AUGUSTA - Three weeks ago the Oxford Hills girls basketball team was almost an afterthought in the Eastern Maine Class A tournament spectrum, the result of injuries that had sidelined multiple starters.

But those starters returned just in time for a postseason run never before seen in school history, as the Vikings of South Paris claimed their first regional title Friday with a 52-49 victory over four-time defending champ Cony of Augusta.

"When we had three starters out at one time, I felt like why does everything bad have to happen to us," said Oxford Hills senior guard Kari Pelletier. "But ...

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