On Saturday at the Tsongas Center, the Thunder captured the MIAA's ultimate prize and celebrated in style with a state championship.
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Taconic head coach Bill Heaphy holds up a fist, as Tayvon Sandifer, Jarmal Sistrunk and the rest of the Thunder rush the court in celebration after beating David Prouty in the state championship game, Saturday in Lowell.
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Taconic's Tayvon Sandifer works against David Prouty's Braedon White.
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In the distance, Taconic's Steve Patch hits a layup during Saturday's state championship game at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.
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Taconic coach Bill Heaphy watches his team on the floor at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.
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Taconic's bench erupts with Christian Maturevich after a made 3-pointer.
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Taconic's Steve Patch mugs after hitting a 3-pointer against David Prouty.
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Taconic's Jayden McCartney takes a pass from Steve Patch in the paint.
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Taconic's Christian Maturevich defends against Braeden White of David Prouty on a layup attempt.
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Taconic's Christian Maturevich turns up the court after hauling in a defensive rebound.
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Taconic's Tayvon Sandifer soars in for a layup around the David Prouty defense.
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Taconic's Steve Patch skirts by a David Prouty defender for a layup on Saturday in Lowell.
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Taconic's Tayvon Sandifer attacks the rim against David Prouty's Judelius Neiray.
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Taconic's bench celebrates a big play behind coach Bill Heaphy during Saturday's state championship game.
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Taconic's Christian Maturevich hauls in a rebound.
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David Prouty's Judelius Neiray tries to get by Maimoudou Bamba of Taconic.
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Taconic's Caesar Santos gets up defensively on Alec Fournier of David Prouty in the closing seconds of the state championship game.
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The Taconic bench rushes the court after the final horn during Saturday's state championship game.
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Taconic head coach Bill Heaphy holds up a fist, as Tayvon Sandifer, Jarmal Sistrunk and the rest of the Thunder rush the court in celebration after beating David Prouty in the state championship game, Saturday in Lowell.
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Taconic's Jayden McCartney and Christian Maturevich leap into each other in celebration on Saturday in Lowell.
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Taconic's Caesar Santos waves to the David Prouty crowd after the MIAA State Championship Game.
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Maimoudou Bamba and his Taconic teammates celebrate in the aftermath of their MIAA State Championship win over David Prouty, Saturday in Lowell.
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Underneath the jumbotron with a scoreboard readout of Taconic 53, David Prouty 51, the Thunder celebrate their state title.
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Taconic head coach Bill Heaphy raises a fist in celebration.
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Taconic seniors Maimoudou Bamba, Jayden McCartney, Steve Patch, Tayvon Sandifer and Darren Henault, with coach Bill Heaphy raise the championship trophy.
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Taconic seniors Maimoudou Bamba, Jayden McCartney, Steve Patch, Tayvon Sandifer and Darren Henault, with coach Bill Heaphy raise the championship trophy.
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The Taconic Thunder celebrate their state title.
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Mike Walsh
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Mike Walsh is sports editor at The Berkshire Eagle. He's been with The Eagle since 2017. Walsh also authors the NENPA-winning Powder Report column. He's an avid snowboarder, runner, homebrewer, and he used to play a pretty mean sousaphone.
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The Taconic boys basketball team had to go through an undefeated foe and survive an attempted buzzer-beater, but the Thunder celebrated an MIAA D-V State Championship on the court at the Tsongas Center in Lowell Saturday night.
Taconic's been so close for so long. On Saturday, the Thunder finally finished the mission, beating David Prouty to win the MIAA Division V State Championship.
