Tigers Were Great in Unified Title Win
NORTHFIELD, VT – The 2025 Unified basketball state championship game would go to the Middlebury Tigers after they had another come from behind win in these playoffs.
Middlebury and Burr & Burton would meet up at Norwich University for the final game of the Vermont high school Unified Basketball season.
After both picking up semifinal wins, the game would come down to these two schools.
Burr & Burton brought experience having been to the finals 3 of the last 4 years, while the Tigers were here for the first time in over a half decade.
B&B scored first, but Midd responded and lead a short while later. The Bulldogs would take the lead back and still have it into the second half. Eventually Middlebury went on a run that put them back in front for good.
Full highlights from the game, and hear from the 2025 state champions in the video above.
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