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Cheverus’ Anna Goodman takes a shot against South Portland on Friday. (Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)

Cheverus quickly established itself as a team to beat by taking down last year’s Class AA champion South Portland in both teams’ season opener last week. That victory set up the Stags to be the first No. 1 team in this winter’s Varsity Maine girls basketball poll.

Cheverus received seven of nine first-place votes. Second-ranked Mt. Ararat, last year’s Class A champion, garnered one first-place vote, while the other went to No. 8 Windham.


The Varsity Maine girls basketball poll is based on games played before Dec. 9, 2025. The top 10 teams are voted on by the Varsity Maine staff, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
1. Cheverus (7) 87
2. Mt. Ararat (1) 69
3. South Portland 62
4. Sanford 53
5. Gorham 48
6. Biddeford 27
7. Lawrence 25
8. Windham (1) 21
8. Bangor 21
10. Gardiner 17

Poll compiled by Assistant Sports Editor Bob Aube.

Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior...

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