Behind a 3rd-quarter onslaught, Burlington Unified returns to the top
The Seahorses remain dominant on the basketball court, with the Unified team bringing home a title.
NORTHFIELD — Burlington's dominance on the hardwood continued at the 2026 Unified Basketball championship on Tuesday, May 19, at Norwich University. No. 1 Burlington Unified basketball claimed the first championship of the 2026 spring season with a 44-31 win over the defending champions and No.
2 seeded Middlebury . "It feels great," Blayde Gardley said. "We had the greatest time and sometimes struggled with our defense, so it feels nice to get the championship for the Seahorses.
It's the greatest honor for our team. " It's the third basketball title in two years for Burlington, whose girls and boys teams each captured the Division I titles in 2025 . Burlington captured its second Unified title and first since 2023.
The turning point in the game came in the third quarter when Ella St. Francis made her lone basket of the contest. St.