Lady Knights Fall

The Lady Knights of Northern Nash and The Ladies of Eastern Wayne were the only undefeated teams in the east when the basketball playoffs began.  Both were their conference champions and the only decision when the playoffs started was who got the number one seed and who would get second.  What ever tie breaker was used by the NCHSAA to determine the seeds Eastern Wayne got one and Northern Nash the two.

The only thing that guarantees if both win their first four playoff games they would not tangle until the regional final on Saturday in Fayetteville.  The opening playoff game Saturday Eastern Wayne tangles with South Brunswick who was 4-17 on the year.  As the number two you would expect the next to last team in would have a record like maybe 6-15 but Northern draws Morehead who is 10-14.

Monday night EW drew in round two C B Aycock a much better quality team that had 18-8 record while the Lady Knights faces Walter Williams who came to Northern with 20 wins in their pocket.  The sectional finals both teams are now up against quality competition with EW facing Northwood 22-4 and NN facing their third straight Mid State conference foe at 23-3.  The road has been easier for the top seed as their opposing teams overall record has 44-29 while the Lady Knights have faced teams 54-22. 

Despite the records EW has had two double digit wins heading into tonight while Northern had to work their buns off to win in the second  round.  Seedings do make a difference as it should and tonight regional qualifiers were determined.

Tonight The Lady Knights down by one at the end of the third quarter could not get a stop when they needed and fall at home  losing to Rockingham County  51-42.   This is the third time in the last four years Northern has made it to at least the sectional finals and only last year making it to the regionals.
The last two years Northern has loss three games and two were in the 3rd and 4th round of the playoffs.  Northern ends it season 23-1.

Hunt is the only Big East team alive and they will return to the Regional for the second year in a row beating West Brunswick at WB 68-60. They will play Havelock Thursday in a semi final rematch from last year.

Under the category of have you heard this????   A girls California  high school team had to forfeit their Saturday playoff win after they wore their Breast Cancer Awareness Jerseys in a playoff win.  Under California rules in order to wear a uniform other than you team colors you must submit a form and have it approved ahead of time.  Some where along the way we have lost sanity and reason when it comes to rules.