For the second time in three seasons, the Camden Hills High School boys hockey team from Rockport and the Hampden Academy Broncos will square off in the Class B North championship game at Alfond Arena in Orono.
Game time is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Camden Hills beat Hampden Academy 5-2 in the B North final two years ago before losing to Brunswick in the state championship game 2-0.
The winner will face the B South victor between Cheverus of Portland/Yarmouth and Leavitt/Gray-New Gloucester/Poland/Oak Hill of Sabattus.
On Wednesday, the Bangor High School Rams will look to book their first ticket to a state championship game appearance when they take on Portland/South Portland/Deering/Waynflete in the A semifinals at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
The victor will face the winner of the Lewiston-Thornton Academy of Saco semifinal in Saturday’s state final. Class A is a statewide class without north and south divisions.
Both A and B state title games will be held at the Cross Insurance Arena. Times will be determined.
Hampden Academy, 12-6-2, and Camden Hills, 14-6, met once during the regular season with the Broncos squeaking out a 5-4 win.
The Windjammers and the Broncos each come into the game on a roll.
Camden Hills has won 10 of its last 11 while the Broncos are 7-0-1 in their last eight.
In the semifinals, defenseman Colin McKay’s goal with 6:40 left in regulation gave third seed Hampden Academy a 4-2 win over second seed Cony/Monmouth Academy/Erskine Academy/Mt. Blue of Farmington/Richmond while fifth seed Camden Hills bested No. 8 Old Town-Orono, 9-1 behind Billy Kurzius’ hat trick and Owen McManus’ two goals.
Both games were held at the Jack Kelley Rink on the Colby College campus in Waterville.
Lucas Dunn had a pair of goals and an assist for the Broncos and Brody Miller had the other goal. Sophomore goalie Aiden Surran backstopped the win and has now allowed just three goals in his two playoff wins.
Third seed Bangor advanced to the semifinals for the second straight season with a 5-0 victory over Marshwood/Traip/Sanford/Noble.
Preston Henry, Zach Cota, Andrew Slocum, Jackson Guimond and Ty Walker scored for the Rams and sophomore goalie Cody McCue posted a shutout in his first career playoff game.
The seventh-seeded Portland co-op team also had a goalie turn in an impressive playoff debut in junior Michael Zaccaria.
Zaccaria made 44 saves as the Beacons stunned second seed St. Dom’s of Auburn 2-1 in their quarterfinal despite being outshot 45-14.
Lucas Milliken and Tobey Lappin scored for the Beacons and they received a bit of good fortune with 14 seconds left when a St. Dom’s penalty shot rattled off the post.
Bangor, 13-5-1, and the Portland co-op team, 10-8-1, met once during the regular season and skated to a 0-0 overtime tie.
