Falmouth’s goalie, Brandon White protects the puck after shot was fired by Lewiston’s Aizyk Laliberte during a game earlier this season. Falmouth is the No. 1 seed in the Class A playoffs, Lewiston is second.
Andree Kehn/Sun Journal If the last week of the regular season in Class A is an indicator, there isn’t a dominant team heading into the playoffs. The top three seeds lost during vacation week. Falmouth, which enters the playoffs as the top-seed, lost to Kents Hill 5-0 in its finale.
The Huskies also took down second-seeded Lewiston, 6-3. Third-seeded Thornton Academy dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Falmouth on Feb. 17.
All three teams have at least three losses. “If people have been paying attention to the league, (there are) a lot of teams that are playing a lot of close games this year,” Falmouth coach Hogan Tracey said. “I think any of those teams, any of the teams that make it in, we all have a chance against each other.
” Kents Hill, the fourth seed, was one of the hottest teams to close the regular season, finishing 3-1-1. Fifth-seeded Bangor reached the state championship game last season. Windham/Westbrook/Bonny Eagle, the sixth seed, went 5-1 in February.
The Trailblazers’ Sam Foley leads all Class A skaters with 44 points (18 goals, 26 assists), while Philip Traina (eight goals, 21 assists) and Shaun Traina (18 goals, nine assists) are also scoring threats. The Trailblazers will play an intriguing first-round game with Thornton Academy, which .