NW4A Games for the week of 2/3.......

Freedom plays at home versus Alexander Central on Friday (Senior Night). They dont play McDowell until next Tuesday at The Silver Dome.

 

Warden; I was talking about South Caldwell playing Mcdowell this Friday not Freedom

 

Sorry the score I had was wrong correct Score was:

South Caldwell 59
Freedom 46

 

Wow! I knew it was possible but thought it wouldn't happen.

McDowell beat East Burke 73-54. Aimee Kiser had I thought her best all around game of the season: rebounding, scoring points, hustling, everything. Ball movement looked good, but still need to limit the opposition's offensive rebounds.

Be ready to scrap Friday night because you know South will be fired up.

 

Ladiesfan, I would agree about Kiser. Definitely the best showing of the season for her. But I think she'll see tougher teams inside than what she went up against tonight. We need a post player to step up badly for McDowell to be successful when we play Reynolds again and in playoff action. BTW, she scored 19 tonight, Lovik has 17 and Brown had 14.


I hear word from Morganton that Tara Tate injured her ankle tonight in the game against South Caldwell. I'm hearing conflicting reports on how bad it may be, definitely too early to speculate. With tonight's win, South moves into 3rd place on their own with a 6-3 conference record, and only two games behind McDowell going into Friday Night.

 

will freedom make playoffs

Wow,Bigdan you told me at the last McDowell game that it was possible freedom might not make the playoffs and you may be right. When they come to McDowell they will be fighting for the playoffs so it should be a good game. I think the lady rockets are in the drivers seat. They will be fired up when they come to the silver dome because the state polls are still shunning them. With McDowell being ranked third and reynolds eighth even though they soundly beat mcDowell heads up.

 

Although you make a valid point about the polls, I still feel that since the championships are won on the court and not in the polls that ACR will not use that as incentive. The ONLY incentive they will have is the fact that ACR has NEVER won the NW4A conference in Girls B-Ball, and to do so would be a great accomplishment, and one that you can always point to, especially with the likes of McDowell, and Freedom, and NOW South Caldwell in the Conference. That is the only incentive these girl have trust me, I have heard them talk and that is goal #1.

 

i don't think freedom will be "fighting" for a playoff spot... we have 4 berths, and freedom is in the top 4... they are a couple of games ahead of east burke... freedom only has to win one more game to lock up at least 4th place... even if east burke wins the rest of their games, if my calc's are right, freedom only has to beat alexander central to finish with a better record than east burke in 5th... someone correct me if i am wrong, but i think that is right...

if freedom does finish 4th, the only way they don't make the playoffs is if east burke, watauga, or alexander central wins the conf. tourney... i don't see anyway in the world that will happen...

even if tate is out for the season, freedom can beat alex. central, and most likely east burke... mcdowell will beat them regardless...

 

Well, I see it this way...

1. Freedom should not be in this situation anyway. Granted, they are not as good as previous seasons, but to even mention the possibility of them not making the playoffs, is not a good sign for those in Morganton. You know with the winning tradition that Freedom has, that somebody's job is not secure at this time.

2. Freedom will more than likely hold on to the #4 spot, but being only two games ahead of East Burke, there is little room for error. The game Friday Night against Alex. Central, should be a defininite win for Freedom, especially being Senior Night. But then playing at McDowell and at East Burke, both being rivalry games, those are going to be tough games with or without Tara Tate.

BTW, if the conference tourney were to start today, you would have the following Quarterfinal matchups:

#1 AC Reynolds-BYE
#5 East Burke @ #4 Freedom
#6 Watauga @ #3 South Caldwell
#7 Alex. Central @ #2 McDowell

 

i agree, those games, mcdowell and east burke, will be tough games... but what i am saying is that it doesn't matter... as long as they beat alexander central, they are in the playoffs... i was just replying to the comment about them "fighting for a playoff spot"...