MaxPreps 2014-15 Maine Girls Basketball Fab 5 presented by the Army National Guard
1. Presque Isle2013-14: 20-1
Head coach: Jeff Hudson
With all but one player returning from last year's team that was upset in the Eastern Main Class B title game, the Wildcats will be more than a little determined to win another state title. Presque Isle had won 64 straight games and two straight state titles before losing to Mount Desert Island 63-51. Senior 5-foot-10 guard
Hannah Graham should lead the way for the Wildcats, along with 5-3 junior guard
Taylor Williams, 5-7 sophomore
Emily Lagerstrom and 5-11 junior post
Regan Nelson.
View last season's Maine girls basketball rankings, presented by the Army National Guard2. Lake Region (Naples)2013-14: 21-1
Head coach: Paul True
After falling a game short the two previous seasons, the Lakers won their first state B championship with a 56-47 win over Mount Desert Island at the Cross Insurance Center. Then senior center Tiana-Jo Carter had a game high 21 points, 13 in the second half. Carter was just one of four off a roster of 16 to graduate, so Lake Region should compete again for the state title. Among the returners are junior guard
CeCe Hancock (13 points, three steals in state title game), sophomore
Kristen Huntress, senior
Sarah Hancock, junior
Spencer True, and senior
Meghan Vanloan.
View last season's Maine girls basketball playoff brackets3. Mount Desert Island2013-14: 19-3
Head coach: Brent Barker
Mount Desert Island lost in the state finals to Lake Region and return key players
Sarah Phelps, a 5-9 senior, 5-4 senior guard
Haley Littlefield, 5-7 forward
Molly Carroll, 5-9 sophomore guard
Sierra Tapley, 5-10 senior
Sara Norberg and 5-10 junior
Keely McConomy. Coach Barker has won 101 games at Mount Desert Island since 2008-09 and lost but 24.
View last season's Maine girls basketball stat leaders4. McAuley (Portland)2013-14: 21-1
Head coach: Bill Goodman
The Lions were hit hard by graduation, including 6-3 post Allie Smith and college player Allie Clement, but the four-time defending Class A state champs have lost just four games in four seasons. Goodman knows how to rebuild quickly.
View Maine girls basketball pro photo galleries5. Washburn2013-14: 21-2
Head coach: Diana Trams
The four-time defending state Class D champion returns senior guard
MacKenzie Worcester, a 5-5 guard who had 28 points in last year's state title game, a 78-40 win over Forest Hills.
Joan Overman, a 5-8 forward, and a pair of juniors,
Natalie Doody (5-7) and
Emelia Churchill (5-5) should also be big contributors.