State section finals pairings and scores

Your knowledge of Charlotte basketball seems to be very high. You have seen Butler tonight come to within a point of the Lady Lions...what do you think a team needs to do if they want to beat West Charlotte?

 

Several Keys to beating West Charlotte:

1.) Beat full court pressure
2.) Block out on the defensive boards - West Charlotte has a good center and 2 great forwards that are all good rebounders.
3.) Depth - WC will wear you out in the running game if you only play 6 - 7 players.
4.)Match ups at forward - see below for details

The key to beating WC, in my opinion, is the ability to match up with their great forwards - Caldwell and Burton. Both of the forwards have the ability to play guard & center - what an interesting combination.

Also, an interesting tidbit from Friday's game - I am convinced that WC should play MORE selfish basketball. Caldwell & Burton should do more to take over the game. WC lost lots of points by trying to make the extra pass when a shot was more appropriate. They should also push the tempo more, they were relatively passive in the 2nd half on Friday and it about cost them the game.

I was very impressed with WC earlier in the season when they beat Butler by 33 points. I still think they are good - very good - but they can be beaten. They had a down night on Friday and still found a way to win - that is the sign of a Champion.

 

Half time score
McDowell-28
North Meck.-24

 

McDowell girls up by 25 with 3 minutes to play.....yeah!!! Way to go girls!

 

McDowell 69
N. Meck 49

Washington 26 points

 

McDowell wins

Final score...McDowell 69
N Meck 49

 

Great game lady Titans. Bring that crown back for the NW4A.

 

Good job tonight girls! Stay healthy!!... remembering last year in first round regionals when Kurie and Kelsea were so sick they could hardly breath. Be good, be healthy and be lucky!

 

West Charlotte 23
Grimsley 20 Half

 

FINAL 50-44 West Charlotte over Grimsley

from W-S Journal: West Charlotte handed Grimsley its first loss of the season last night, winning 50-44 in the semifinals of the NCHSAA 4-A Western Regional at Atkins High School.
West Charlotte (28-2) will play McDowell for the regional title at 1 p.m. Saturday at Joel Coliseum Annex. Grimsley finished 29-1.

IMO- This might be the first game this season that McDowell will have to slow down to win, WC is a pretty quick group. The Burton kid is quite a player.
Good Luck to the Titans