OF ANY CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH… ACROSS ANY SPORT….. THERE MIGHT NOT BE ONE BIGGER THAN THE ONE WE GOT TONIGHT A RIVALRY RENEWED… ONCE AGAIN… WITH A TROPHY ON THE LINE. WELCOME INTO THE N-B-C FIVE SPORTS DESK. I’M NOAH CIERZAN. BURLINGTON AND RICE HAVE MET IN THE DIVISION ONE BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 15 TIMES… INCLUDING LAST SEASON WHERE THE GREEN KNIGHTS CAME OUT ON TOP TO TAKE AND EIGHT-SEVEN LEAD IN TITLE SHOWDOWNS AN ESTIMATED THREE THOUSAND.. SOLDOUT CROWD PACKING PATRICK GYMNASIUM… 1. 1ST QUARTER… ABDI SHARIF TAKES IT TO THE HOOP… 16-11 BURLINGTON 2. END OF THE HALF… SHARIF TAKING OVER.. HE HAD 15 POINTS AT HALF… BURLINGTON LEAD 27-22 3. SLOPPY PLAY HAUNTS RICE… OWEN EATON WITH THE STEAL AND SCORE… DEFICIT DOWN TO THREE POINTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER 4. 4TH QUARTER… 48-45 BHS… TYRELL ROBERTSON DRAINS A THREE-POINTER…. 51-45 BURLINGTON 5. RICE’S HOPES STAY ALIVE THANKS TO A STEAL AND SCORE BY MOSES PIAL… DOWN 2 IN THE FINAL MINUTE 6. BURLINGTON NEEDED TO HIT ITS FREE THROWS LATE… SEAHORSES GO 17 OF 22 THAT SHARIF’S 29TH POINT HE HELPS BRING A BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BACK TO BURLINGTON <Abdi Sharif/Game- high 29 points in win vs. Rice, “just had to handle the pressure and stay together as a team. You know, our motto this week was to be unbothered. So we just stuck with that.”> <BJ Robertson/Burlington boys basketball head coach, “He’s he’s transformed so much. Not just on the floor or off the floor. That was the biggest thing I took away. And we talked about it before the season. Sort of how to learn how to become a leader. I thought he did a great job of developing his personality, picking his teammates up when they needed it, and being just a big leader for us.”> LOTS MORE HOOPS COMING YOUR WAY ON CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY AT THE HISTORIC BARRE AUDITORIUM A PAIR OF TITLE REMATCHES ON THE SLATE IN CENTRAL VERMONT INCLUDING IN DIVISION TWO… TOP SEEDED MONTPELIER WHO ACTUALLY BEAT RICE EARLIER THIS YEAR TRY TO MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT TITLES THIS TIME TAKING ON HARTFORD THAT ONE TIPS AT THREE FORTY FIVE…. THE EARLY GAME IN DIVISION FOUR HAS DANVILLE MATCHUP UP WITH WEST RUTLAND AND IN D
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2025 Vermont Principals’ Association boys basketball tournament schedule and results
Burlington, Montpelier headline teams ready to make a run for a state championship on the hardwood
Updated: 11:49 PM EST Mar 7, 2025
This year’s boys basketball playoff brackets were revealed on Sunday by the Vermont Principals’ Association as teams across the Green Mountain State gear up for a championship run.Tune into the NBC5 Sports Desk nightly at 11 p.m. for a recap of the latest scores and highlights.Division IPlay Downs – Feb. 25No. 5 Rutland 54, No. 12 Colchester 26No. 6 Mt. Mansfield 42, No. 11 Essex 39No. 7 Burr & Burton 60, No. 10 Brattleboro 45No. 8 Champlain Valley Union 50, No. 9 BFA St. Albans 42Quarterfinals – Feb. 28No. 1 Burlington 41, No. 8 CVU 36No. 2 Rice 84, No. 7 Burr & Burton 34No. 3 St. Johnsbury Academy 66, No. 6 Mt. Mansfield 61No. 4 South Burlington 52, No. 5 Rutland 42Semifinals – Mar. 3 (Patrick Gymnasium)No. 1 Burlington 73, No. 4 South Burlington 52No. 2 Rice 61, No. 3 St. Johnsbury Academy 54Championship – Mar. 7 (Patrick Gymnasium)No. 1 Burlington 64, No. 2 Rice 60Division IIPlay Downs – Feb. 25 and 26No. 1 Montpelier 81, No. 17 U-32 48No. 2 Hartford 69, No. 15 Mount St. Joseph Academy 10No. 3 Harwood Union 63, No. 14 Lake Region 37No. 4 Otter Valley 67, No. 13 Milton 62No. 5 Fair Haven 58, No. 12 Missisquoi Valley 30No. 6 Middlebury Union 49, No. 11 Spaulding 48No. 7 Lamoille 60, No. 10 Lyndon Institute 50No. 8 North Country Union 56, No. 9 Mt. Abraham 50Quarterfinals – Feb. 28 and Mar. 1No. 1 Montpelier 74, No. 8 North Country Union 48No. 2 Hartford 68, No. 7 Lamoille 49No. 3 Harwood Union 57, No. 6 Middlebury 50No. 4 Otter Valley 51, No. 5 Fair Haven 46Semifinals – Mar. 5 (Barre Auditorium)No. 1 Montpelier 89, No. 4 Otter Valley 56No. 2 Hartford 48, No. 3 Harwood 51Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)No. 1 Montpelier vs. No. 3 Harwood – 3:45 p.m.Division IIIPlay Downs – Feb. 25 and 26No. 1 White River Valley 87, No. 16 Stowe 34No. 2 Thetford Academy 83, No. 15 Windsor 42No. 3 Vergennes 49, No. 14 Oxbow 29No. 4 Richford 66, No. 13 Peoples Academy 54No. 5 Hazen 62, No. 12 BFA Fairfax 60No. 6 Winooski 65, No. 11 Springfield 49No. 7 Woodstock 66, No. 10 Randolph Union 59No. 9 Bellows Falls Union 67, No. 8 Green Mountain 62Quarterfinals – Feb. 28 and Mar. 1No. 1 White River Valley 93, No. 9 Bellows Falls Union 41No. 2 Thetford Academy 43, No. 7 Woodstock 40No. 6 Winooski 46, No. 3 Vergennes 40No. 5 Hazen 65, No. 4 Richford 47Semifinals – Mar. 6 (Barre Auditorium)No. 2 Thetford Academy 62, No. 6 Winooski 46No. 5 Hazen 62, No. 1 White River Valley 50Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)No. 2 Thetford Academy vs. No. 5 Hazen – 7:30 p.m.Division IVPlay Downs – Feb. 25 and 26No. 1 West Rutland receives a bye into the quarterfinals.No. 2 Twinfield/Cabot 89, No. 15 Sharon Academy 21No. 3 Danville 102, No. 14 Rivendell Academy 38No. 4 Williamstown 67, No. 13 Northfield 28No. 5 Twin Valley 54, No. 12 Leland & Gray 39No. 11 Long Trail 58, No. 6 Poultney 56No. 10 Blue Mountain 57, No. 7 Grace Christian 50 No. 8 Proctor 76, No. 9 Arlington Memorial 41Quarterfinals – Feb. 28No. 1 West Rutland 51, No. 8 Proctor 35No. 2 Twinfield/Cabot 60, No. 10 Blue Mountain 45No. 3 Danville 71, No. 11 Long Trail 31No. 4 Williamstown 73, No. 5 Twin Valley 29Semifinals – Mar. 3 (Barre Auditorium)No. 1 West Rutland 55, No. 4 Williamstown 38No. 3 Danville 48, Twinfield/Cabot 47Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)No. 1 West Rutland vs. No. 3 Danville – 12:00 p.m.
This year’s boys basketball playoff brackets were revealed on Sunday by the Vermont Principals’ Association as teams across the Green Mountain State gear up for a championship run.
Tune into the NBC5 Sports Desk nightly at 11 p.m. for a recap of the latest scores and highlights.
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Division I
Play Downs – Feb. 25
- No. 5 Rutland 54, No. 12 Colchester 26
- No. 6 Mt. Mansfield 42, No. 11 Essex 39
- No. 7 Burr & Burton 60, No. 10 Brattleboro 45
- No. 8 Champlain Valley Union 50, No. 9 BFA St. Albans 42
Quarterfinals – Feb. 28
- No. 1 Burlington 41, No. 8 CVU 36
- No. 2 Rice 84, No. 7 Burr & Burton 34
- No. 3 St. Johnsbury Academy 66, No. 6 Mt. Mansfield 61
- No. 4 South Burlington 52, No. 5 Rutland 42
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Semifinals – Mar. 3 (Patrick Gymnasium)
- No. 1 Burlington 73, No. 4 South Burlington 52
- No. 2 Rice 61, No. 3 St. Johnsbury Academy 54
Championship – Mar. 7 (Patrick Gymnasium)
- No. 1 Burlington 64, No. 2 Rice 60
Division II
Play Downs – Feb. 25 and 26
- No. 1 Montpelier 81, No. 17 U-32 48
- No. 2 Hartford 69, No. 15 Mount St. Joseph Academy 10
- No. 3 Harwood Union 63, No. 14 Lake Region 37
- No. 4 Otter Valley 67, No. 13 Milton 62
- No. 5 Fair Haven 58, No. 12 Missisquoi Valley 30
- No. 6 Middlebury Union 49, No. 11 Spaulding 48
- No. 7 Lamoille 60, No. 10 Lyndon Institute 50
- No. 8 North Country Union 56, No. 9 Mt. Abraham 50
Quarterfinals – Feb. 28 and Mar. 1
- No. 1 Montpelier 74, No. 8 North Country Union 48
- No. 2 Hartford 68, No. 7 Lamoille 49
- No. 3 Harwood Union 57, No. 6 Middlebury 50
- No. 4 Otter Valley 51, No. 5 Fair Haven 46
Semifinals – Mar. 5 (Barre Auditorium)
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- No. 1 Montpelier 89, No. 4 Otter Valley 56
- No. 2 Hartford 48, No. 3 Harwood 51
Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)
- No. 1 Montpelier vs. No. 3 Harwood – 3:45 p.m.
Division III
Play Downs – Feb. 25 and 26
- No. 1 White River Valley 87, No. 16 Stowe 34
- No. 2 Thetford Academy 83, No. 15 Windsor 42
- No. 3 Vergennes 49, No. 14 Oxbow 29
- No. 4 Richford 66, No. 13 Peoples Academy 54
- No. 5 Hazen 62, No. 12 BFA Fairfax 60
- No. 6 Winooski 65, No. 11 Springfield 49
- No. 7 Woodstock 66, No. 10 Randolph Union 59
- No. 9 Bellows Falls Union 67, No. 8 Green Mountain 62
Quarterfinals – Feb. 28 and Mar. 1
- No. 1 White River Valley 93, No. 9 Bellows Falls Union 41
- No. 2 Thetford Academy 43, No. 7 Woodstock 40
- No. 6 Winooski 46, No. 3 Vergennes 40
- No. 5 Hazen 65, No. 4 Richford 47
Semifinals – Mar. 6 (Barre Auditorium)
- No. 2 Thetford Academy 62, No. 6 Winooski 46
- No. 5 Hazen 62, No. 1 White River Valley 50
Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)
- No. 2 Thetford Academy vs. No. 5 Hazen – 7:30 p.m.
Division IV
Play Downs – Feb. 25 and 26
- No. 1 West Rutland receives a bye into the quarterfinals.
- No. 2 Twinfield/Cabot 89, No. 15 Sharon Academy 21
- No. 3 Danville 102, No. 14 Rivendell Academy 38
- No. 4 Williamstown 67, No. 13 Northfield 28
- No. 5 Twin Valley 54, No. 12 Leland & Gray 39
- No. 11 Long Trail 58, No. 6 Poultney 56
- No. 10 Blue Mountain 57, No. 7 Grace Christian 50
- No. 8 Proctor 76, No. 9 Arlington Memorial 41
Quarterfinals – Feb. 28
- No. 1 West Rutland 51, No. 8 Proctor 35
- No. 2 Twinfield/Cabot 60, No. 10 Blue Mountain 45
- No. 3 Danville 71, No. 11 Long Trail 31
- No. 4 Williamstown 73, No. 5 Twin Valley 29
Semifinals – Mar. 3 (Barre Auditorium)
- No. 1 West Rutland 55, No. 4 Williamstown 38
- No. 3 Danville 48, Twinfield/Cabot 47
Championship – Mar. 8 (Barre Auditorium)
- No. 1 West Rutland vs. No. 3 Danville – 12:00 p.m.
