Mikayla Burbank lays a bucket off the glass for two in a preliminary playoff game against Madison Tuesday, Feb. 10. (David Hart photo) Mt. Abram, 46 -- Madison, 37

SALEM -- The Lady Roadrunners of Mt. Abram faced Dirigo on Tuesday, Feb. 17 in Augusta in quarterfinal action, after the Irregular went to press.

To get to Augusta, the Roadrunners had to face the Bulldogs of Madison again, as they did in the final game of the regular season.

In what appeared to be a close game at the end of the first quarter, MTA had a three-point lead cruising into the second.

The Lady Roadrunners out shot the Bulldogs, 11-7 to reach the mid-point with a 21-14 advantage.

Several times throughout the game, Coach Doug Lisherness pulled his entire five starters to give them short rests and keep them out of foul trouble.

Senior guard Kenni Norton, in her final game at Mt. Abram, put up 10 points in the third including one threepointer. The ladies challenged Madison with a full court press enabling scoring opportunities for MTA. The Roadrunners 16-9 run put the game away and led the Bulldogs 37-23 to end the third.

Junior guard Mikayla Burbank's five-point fourth gave her 11 points on the evening including one trey, 11 rebounds and seven steals.

Norton was the game high scorer with 22 on the night followed by Madison's Cecile Thibodeau with 12.

With the win, the girls took on Dirigo last Tuesday. Dirigo beat Livermore Falls 47-29 in preliminary action.