Just get in.

That’s been the mantra this season in Eastern Maine Class A, where there are no undefeated teams and almost every team that makes it to the tournament has a shot.

Even a team like Bangor, which could make it to the Augusta Civic Center with at least 10 losses, is a threat to knock off a top-seeded team.

“There are a lot of great teams out there,” said Cony of Augusta coach Paul Vachon, whose Rams won at least 10 in a row at the end of the season but lost to Edward Little of Auburn and Bangor this season.

“I know that the No. 13 team can play as well as the No. 1 team,” he added. “I think everybody realizes that they just have to get in and then we’ll see what happens.”

The North Division of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference is a bit more topsy-turvy than the South, but one thing is for sure – Cony and Messalonskee of Oakland will be the top two teams going into the postseason.

Oxford Hills of South Paris, Lawrence of Fairfield, and Skowhegan should complete the top five along with Messalonskee and Cony.

The Eagles suffered their only loss on Jan. 12 to Nokomis of Newport – another dangerous team that has allowed a North Division-low 42 points per game. Messalonskee features some of the top talent in the state with twin sisters Chelsea (division-best 21.5 ppg) and Amanda Barker, who are both guards.

For coach Brenda Beckwith, however, the lesser-known players have been just as important.

“They kind of go unnoticed,” Beckwith said. “[Amanda Barker’s] confidence level has gone up. She’s starting to have a lot of fun out there running the team. Ashley, she’s playing great defense and her shooting game, she’s giving us 10-15 points a night. Melissa, her quickness on the inside and ability to rebound has been great.”

Oliver leads Messalonskee in rebounding (about 6.5 rpg) and is contributing about 8.5 ppg. Chelsea Barker, Busque, and Oliver are among the top free-throw shooters in the league.

Cony’s season could have been over when star forward Cassie Cooper went down with a severe ankle sprain in a loss to Bangor on Dec. 29.

But the three-time defending regional champs responded with a winning streak in which improved guard play has been critical.

“Our guards have really, really stepped up during the time Cassie’s been injured,” Vachon said.

“We have a young sophomore, Chelsea Arbour, who’s averaging 15 [points] a game since Cassie went out. Our point guard, Shelby Pelkey, stepped it up. All our guards have.”

Kristi Violette, a 5-foot-11 forward, leads the Rams with about 17 ppg and 11.6 rpg. Rachael Mack, a 6-2 forward, contributes 14 ppg. Both girls have raised their averages since Cooper’s injury.

Cooper will be back for the tourney quarterfinals barring any other injuries, Vachon said.

Morse of Bath, Edward Little of Auburn, Bangor, Mt. Blue of Farmington, Nokomis, and Hampden will make the preliminary-round games interesting as they battle for berths at the Civic Center.

Bangor, which will likely be the top-ranked of the former Big East Conference Class A teams, has had a season typical of the overall parity. Bangor beat Skowhegan, Cony, Lawrence, and Mt. Blue at least once each but had trouble against Hampden and Nokomis and split with Old Town, which was 0-15 until a Feb. 2 victory over Bangor.