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- ↑ Barr, Ben (March 10, 2023). "Thornton Academy's Will Davies wins Maine Mr. Basketball". wabi.tv.
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- ↑ Robinson, Adam (March 14, 2022). "Edward Little's John Shea commits to play basketball at the University of Maine". Sun Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ Dyer, Dave (January 4, 2022). "Former Maranacook basketball standout Cash McClure verbally commits to play at Bentley University". centralmaine.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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