Commentary: Instant replay for high school basketball should be used only in the smallest of doses

by Ernie Clark
5 years ago
Dexter's Brett Kusnierz, left, posts up for a shot over Central Aroostook's Hayden Kingsbury during Saturday night's Class C North championship. (Joseph Cyr | Houlton Pioneer Times)
The Northern Maine basketball tournament ended in dramatic fashion Saturday night, with Parker Ponte’s 3-point shot as — or after — time expired giving Dexter a 50-48 victory over Central Aroostook of Mars Hill in the Class C boys final.Read more.
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