EAST MONTPELIER — No. 5 U-32 on Wednesday defeated the No. 12 Mount Abraham Union High School boys’ basketball team, 76-52, in a Division II quarterfinal.
The Raiders took a 23-7 lead in the first quarter and were not threatened afterward as they improved to 13-8.
U-32 standout Jordan Hawkins sparked his team with 28 points and 12 rebounds and scored his 1,000th point in the fourth quarter.
Junior Liam Kelliher finished with 25 points for the Eagles, whose 8-13 record this winter was the program’s best in more than a decade and included wins over two teams seeded in the top eight in the tournament.
Eagle seniors and multi-year starters Parker Hines, Logan Willey, Shain Sargent and Logan Rodriguez suited up for the last time on Wednesday.