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Fair Haven rides 3-point barrage to back-to-back D-II girls basketball championships
A 3-point run proved the difference for Fair Haven’s championship repeat.
Quinn Murphy, Maddy Perry and Audrey Perry knocked down consecutive triples during a game-changing 9-0 spurt late in the third quarter as No. 2 Fair Haven held off top-seeded North Country for a 37-31 victory in the Division II high school girls basketball championship game at Barre Auditorium on Saturday afternoon.
It’s the Slaters’ second title-game victory over the Falcons in as many seasons.
Trailing 22-21 with about three minutes to play in the third quarter, Murphy buried a trey on a second-chance opportunity following an offensive rebound.
Then Maddy Perry and Audrey Perry found space beyond the arc for their triples, extending the Slater lead to 30-22.
To start the fourth, Kaitlyn Niles sank a 3-pointer, and Sabine Brueck both of her free-throw attempts as North Country got to within one, 30-29, with 5:22 to play.
But the Slaters were effective stalling and made just enough foul shots to hold off the Falcons for the second of back-to-back crowns.
This story will be updated with scoring leaders.
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