FORMER CONY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS COACH PAUL VACHON HONORED BY MABC AT MAINE McDONALD'S® HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL BANQUET
BANGOR, Maine (March 13, 2009) – This evening, the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches (MABC) presented its prestigious Bob Brown Contributor Award to former Cony High School Girls Coach Paul Vachon. The award was presented at the 2009 Maine McDonald’s® High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games banquet at Husson University in Bangor. Each year, the All-Star Games committee selects an honoree who has made a significant contribution to the sport of basketball in Maine.
“Paul Vachon has demonstrated an unfailing commitment to high school basketball since the early 1970s,” said MABC President Peter Murray. “From his early years playing schoolboy hoops at Cony High School in Augusta, to his 23 seasons of coaching the girls program there, he has helped to showcase high school basketball throughout the state. We are proud to recognize him for his contributions to Maine basketball.”
Vachon began his career at Messalonskee High School where he coached for two years before moving to Cony High School for the next 23 years. At the helm of the Cony Girls’ program, Vachon coached in 20 Eastern Maine championship games, winning 11 Eastern Maine titles and 7 state titles. He compiled a record of 451 wins and 40 losses. Vachon has coached 22 former McDonald's All-Stars and 5 Miss Basketball Finalists, with 3 winners. In 2002 he was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Vachon stepped down as the Cony Girls' varsity coach in May 2008 to serve as Cony High School's athletic director. He continues to oversee the Capital City Basketball Clinic in Augusta which he founded in 1985.
Also honored at the MABC Awards Banquet were members of the All-State Academic Team, the Maine McDonald’s High School Senior All-Star Basketball Players, All-Star Coaches, the Maine McDonald’s Spirit of the Game Award recipients, the MABC Media Award honoree, and Mr. and Miss Basketball.
The March 14th Game Day Schedule is as follows:
8:30am - 9:00am State Foul Shooting Championship
9:15am - 10:30am Boys C/D Game
10:30am - 10:45am Slam Dunk Competition
11:00am - 12:15pm Boys A/B Game
12:15pm - 12:45pm Awards Presentation/ Half Time Show
12:45pm - 2:00pm Girls A/B Game
2:00pm - 2:15pm Three Point Shooting Competition
2:30pm - 3:45pm Girls C/D Game
Game Day tickets are available at the door and are good for all four Games. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students, children and senior citizens.
The 2009 Maine McDonald's High School Senior All-Star Basketball Games marks McDonald’s 21st consecutive year as lead sponsor of this event. Net proceeds
from the Games benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) of Maine. RMHC of Maine is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help Maine children lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. Since it was founded in 1989, RMHC of Maine has granted more than $1.5 million to local children’s programs that have made a measurable impact in our community. More information is available at www.rmhcmaine.org
