Samantha Fortin scored 16 points and Jordan Grant added 15 as the fourth-seeded Patriots (13-6) pulled away from the fifth-seeded Dragons (15-4) in a Class A South quarterfinal at the Expo.

Fortin got eight points in the second quarter, when Gray-New Gloucester outscored Brunswick 14-4 to take a 27-17 halftime lead.

Eliza Hotham hit three 3-pointers in the first half and finished with 11 points for the Patriots, who won the Class B state championship last year.

Logan Brown and Morgan Foster each scored 10 points for Brunswick, a regional finalist the previous three years.