The new Hampden Academy athletic director is very familiar with his new school — as an opponent, that is.

Jon McAllian was a standout basketball player at Bangor High School in the late 2000s before going on to play at the University of Maine. And now he’ll lead the athletic department at the Hampden school he used to play against.

Outgoing Hampden Academy Athletic Director Barry Terrill announced McAllian’s hiring on Thursday.

McAllian, who currently serves as both assistant principal and athletic director at Piscataquis Community Secondary School in Guilford, said he had heard about the Hampden opening and was immediately interested.

As a “homegrown guy” from the Bangor area, he said he has long been familiar with Hampden’s reputation.

“It’s something that I knew I wanted to be a pa

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