WASHBURN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
Location: Washburn
Mascot: Beavers
Regular season record: 18-0
Key players: Sr. guard Mackenzie Worcester (26.5 points per game, 6-7 rebounds, 6 steals, 7 assists); Sr. forward Joan Overman (12 points, 6 rebounds), junior guard Emmy Churchill (6 points, 6 rebounds), Jr. guard Laina Mette (6 points)
How they got here: Washburn beat Penobscot Valley 61-36 behind Worcester’s 31 points; Machias 70-28 behind Worcester’s 23 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals, and topped Fort Fairfield 58-44 in the title game as Overman had 23 points, four rebounds and three steals. Worcester had 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocked shots vs. Fort Fairfield. Emmy Churchill had games of 19 (vs. PVHS) and 15 points (FF) n the tourney.
Fun facts: Washburn is 105-5 over the past five years … Worcester has more than 1,900 career points … Coach Diana Trams is looking to become the second family member to win a state title this year. Her dad, Peter Belskis, led the Ashland girls’ soccer team to the state D title … Reserve Mikayla Churchill (no relation to Emmy) had been a cheerleader for three years.
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