Two of the state's best will play for the ultimate prize when Franklin meets Newton North for the Division 1 boys basketball state championship.

High school basketball fans won’t have to travel far to see elite teams on display. While the six high school hockey champions will be crowned at the TD Garden in Boston on Sunday,

During the final minutes of the fourth quarter, every player on the court seemed to fall away besides Franklin’s Caden Sullivan and Newton North’s Teagan Swint. Both players are good friends off the court and are arguably two of the best players in the MIAA this year,

After graduating eight seniors, a state title didn't seem to be in the cards for Franklin this winter. But on Sunday, the Panthers reigned supreme.