Lakers roll to Class D South championship

Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
CLASS D SOUTH CHAMPS — The Greenville High School boys rolled to a 69-33 victory over A.R. Gould High School of South Portland during the 2017 Class D South championship on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Augusta Civic Center. The Lakers will now face Class D North champion Machias Memorial High School for the Gold Ball on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The two teams split during the regular season, with the Lakers having won 20 games in a row since falling 57-45 in Washington County during the 2016-17 opener. Members of the first Greenville boys basketball team to win a regional title in program history are front, from left, Matt Mendes, Doug Kane, Chris Caiazzo and Noah Bilodeau. Back, coach Joe Pelletier, Noah Pratt, Evan Bjork, Devin Boone, Nick Foley, Connor DiAngelo, Nick Caiazzo and head coach Bill Foley.