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The Southern Aroostook Boys Basketball Team May Be The Best In The County
A new courtside discussion about Aroostook County student b-ball yielded a genuinely special perception - that the best group in the north country this colder time of year probably won't hail from one of its bigger schools. 토토사이트

Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook mentor Brett Russell doesn't care about his program being commended that way, yet being the most incredible in The County isn't the Warriors' objective.

That will be the top tier D.

"It's a significant privilege, really, in light of the fact that there are a few incredible groups in Aroostook County," said Russell, whose group is 13-1 after Monday's 70-27 triumph over Class C Hodgdon.

"Furthermore, guess what? I'm not going to exchange my group for any of them. I'm doing whatever it takes not to be arrogant or anything, yet I have a decent gathering of children and I'm not going to say we're the best group in The County yet I figure we could most likely handle ourselves against anyone up here."

Southern Aroostook, with 113 understudies in grades 9-12, is a b-ball hotbed nowadays, especially the young ladies' group that won Class D state titles in 2018 and 2019, a third consecutive North title in 2020 and presently is on the Heal point evaluations again with a 15-0 record.

The young men's group arrived at the 2020 Class D North last yet has not caught a provincial or state title beginning around 1991, when Russell was a player and the Warriors crushed Valley of Bingham in the state last.

The current year's club has dominated 11 straight matches since a 67-64 misfortune at Class C pioneer Fort Kent on Dec. 18 when Southern Aroostook was missing two starters. The Warriors retaliated for that misfortune with a 57-49 triumph over then-undefeated Fort Kent on Jan. 22 - the group's just triumph to date by less than 33 focuses on a timetable comprising of four Class C adversaries and five Class D enemies.

"The major event for us was the Fort Kent [win], we were truly anticipating that one," Russell said. "Presently I'm lecturing, 'How about we push our concentration and keep this roll along heading into the competition. We should not look past any group.'"

Southern Aroostook is driven by seniors Hunter Burpee and Chris Caswell and youngsters Graham Siltz and Buddy Porter.

The 6-foot-2 Burpee, a 1,000-point vocation scorer, is averaging 21 focuses and 12 bounce back per game through a mix of inside play, 3-point shooting range and as a trailer on the quick break. Siltz, at 6-3, is a solid rebounder who has become more decisive upsettingly and midpoints 10 focuses and 10 sheets for every game.

Doorman quarterbacks the offense and is depicted by Russell as "the magic that binds this boat," while Caswell is a cautious impetus and 6-foot-1 sophomore Dylan Burpee - Hunter's sibling - is the group's second-driving scorer with 16 places and five helps for every game.

Top stores are junior Drake Weston, sophomore Brennan Burpee - Hunter and Dylan's cousin - and first year recruit Trafton Russell, the mentor's child.

"All that we get repulsively falls off our protection," mentor Russell said. "Probably we're attempting to search for our quick break and have simple chances in the open court, and assuming that it's a halfcourt game we'll go inside to our large folks. However, safeguard directs what we do. We're up in your face attempting to compel turnovers whether it's a fullcourt press or halfcourt trap."

While Southern Aroostook isn't centered around County matchless quality, Russell said his group benefited seriously from playing against Caribou, Houlton and Presque Isle, the locale's three Class B schools, during the previous winter's regionalized b-ball plan.

The Warriors went 11-4 to win the Aroostook County Division II title prior to tumbling to Division I champion Caribou in the last game.

Yet, it wasn't equivalent to the common competition experience.

"Having that objective of having the option to go to the competition means everything to us all," Russell said. "Last year was extraordinary … yet it wasn't equivalent to going to the competition and playing for that extreme objective. A definitive objective of each group consistently is to get to Bangor and to have the shot at Northern Maine and the gold ball."

Russell said Machias is the group to beat in Class D North as the Bulldogs are starting off on a 12-0 foot and are the main group in front of Southern Aroostook in the Heal focuses.

Machias crushed Southern Aroostook 57-46 in the 2020 Class D North last, and the Warriors have been sitting tight for a very long time for the opportunity at a potential competition rematch.

"I'd lie and neglectful on the off chance that I didn't say that that is my objective, and I realize that is the objective of the children, as well," Russell said. "Assuming it ends up like that, and ideally it does, win, lose or draw we can leave with our heads held high."