Flagg picked up right where he left off two years ago with another jaw-dropping performance.
Boys Basketball
Flagg brothers provide plenty of highlights in return to Maine
Cooper Flagg just misses a triple-double and twin brother Ace joins in the fun as the former Nokomis High stars and their Montverde Academy team play in front of a packed house at Cross Insurance Arena.
High school roundup: Buckfield sweeps Islesboro in basketball doubleheader
The boys win a scoring race, while the girls more than double up their visitors in a more defensive battle.
Boys basketball: Evans Sterling carries Mt. Blue over Skowhegan
Senior guard scores 35 points – including all 17 of his team’s points in the fourth quarter – to lead Cougars past River Hawks.
Maine basketball fans revel in Cooper Flagg’s return to state
Fans were in Portland early to see ex-Nokomis star compete at Cross Arena.
High school schedules and scores for Jan. 5-6
High school games for Friday, Jan. 5, and Saturday, Jan. 6.
Photos: Cooper Flagg’s rise as a basketball star from Maine
Here’s a look back Flagg’s start as a freshman at Nokomis High School in Newport and beyond as the basketball powerhouse emerges as a top young player in the country. Flagg, now playing for Montverde Academy and soon to be playing for Duke University, is returning for a pair of sold-out games Friday and Saturday night at the Cross Insurance Arena and at the Portland Expo.
High school roundup: Jace Bessey shoots Spruce Mountain boys past Mountain Valley
The Phoenix guard pours in 20 points in the win. Payton Mitchell also scores 20 for a balanced Mt. Abram attack in a victory over Oak Hill.
Boys basketball: Late basket, defensive stops give Madison thrilling win over Dirigo
Deacon Murray scores the game-winner with 9.1 seconds left as the Bulldogs prevail in a battle of undefeated teams.
Cooper Flagg on his fame: ‘It gets a little overwhelming sometimes’
But the 17-year-old from Newport points out that, ‘Having my support system around me and my family makes it easy to handle it and keep focusing on basketball.’