Noah Jenks (left) and Hartford will be one of several challengers for Vermont's Division 2 throne this season. (Brenna Jepson)
When you’re a program so steeped in winning like the Burlington boys basketball team, a near decade drought without winning a Division 1 state championship is a long time.
The Seahorses got that monkey off their back last season, capturing their first state championship since 2016 and the 22nd title in program history.
It came a year after Burlington was inches away from ending that drought, falling to rival Rice by three points in the 2024 final.
Now, the target is on the Seahorses' back. The rest of Division 1 want exactly what they have. Let’s take an early look at how teams may stack up across the state with some preseason power rankings.
