Southern Aroostook Girls Cruise Past Jonesport-beals In ‘d’ Quarterfinal

BANGOR, Maine — The Southern Aroostook girls basketball team showed all the makings of a team with its sights set on a championship Monday afternoon as the No. 1 Warriors cruised past No. 9 Jonesport-Beals 71-39 in a Class D North quarterfinal. Southern Aroostook (17-2) used a swarming defense to force multiple Royals turnovers and converted those turnovers into points early and often. With the victory, Southern Aroostook moves on to face a familiar foe, Katahdin, in the semifinals Thursday at 3:35 p.m.