BARRE — High-powered No. 3 seed Spaulding eliminated the No. 14 Middlebury Union boys’ basketball team from the Division II playoffs on March 2, 89-37. The Tide improved to 18-2.

Spaulding’s Tavarius Vance finished with 16 points, Grady Chase chipped in 12 points, and Cooper Diego added 11 points. Spaulding led by 22-5 after one quarter and 44-17 at halftime.

Penn Riney (11 points) and Jack Trudeau (nine) led MUHS, which concluded its season at 4-17.