By Pete Warner, Special to the BDN
Dexter held Penobscot Valley scoreless for nearly 16 minutes on Saturday evening, storming back from an early deficit to register a 28-23 victory in the Class C North girls basketball championship game at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
Coach Jody Grant’s top-seeded Tigers (18-1), the defending regional champions, will face the winner of Saturday night’s South final between Madison (17-3) and Hall-Dale of Farmingdale (19-2) in the state title game set for March 2 at 7:05 p.m. at the Augusta Civic Center.
The third-seeded Howlers from Howland, coached by Nathaniel Case, closed out the season at 18-3.
