NORTHERN GUILFORD BLASTS PAST CONFERENCE RIVAL EASTERN ALAMANCE 44-26
In the fourth match-up of the season between the two teams, Northern Guilford evened up the season series against their conference rival Eastern Alamance and also notched their biggest win of the season to this point, claiming the school’s first regional championship. The Nighthawks knocked off Eastern Alamance 44-26 in the 3A Women’s Eastern Regional final, their second win against the Eagles in as many games.
Eastern Alamance won both of the regular season matches, but Northern Guilford has been hot at the right time as they have gotten the better of the Eagles in both tournament games.
The Eagles led 7-6 after one quarter of play before a suffocating Nighthawk defense held Eastern Alamance to just four points in the second quarter, giving Northern Guilford a 10 point lead at the half, 21-11.
The Nighthawks held Eastern Alamance to just 26.7% shooting from the field, whil they managed an efficient 40% on the afternoon. Elissa Cunane, the 2016 Mid-State 3A Player of the Year, led Northern Guilford. She scored 19 points on a perfect 11 of 11 free throws and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Her teammate Kassie Robakiewicz added 10 points and eight rebounds to help the Nighthawks out-rebound Eastern 36-23.
Eastern Alamance’s lone double-figures scorer was Midori Long with 12 points. She also cleared nine rebounds on the day.
Northern Guilford heads to the 3A State Finals Saturday in Chapel Hill where they face Freedom High School.
Official Basketball Box Score — Game Totals — Final Statistics
Eastern Alamance HS vs Northern Guilford HS
03/05/16 4:00 pm at Fayetteville, NC – Crown Coliseum
Eastern Alamance HS 26 • 27-4 Overall
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min
23 Barker, Lindsey f 2-9 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 4 4 0 1 0 1 22
30 Long, Midori f 5-12 1-1 1-3 5 4 9 2 12 0 2 0 0 21
40 Evans, Bree c 4-10 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 4 8 0 0 0 1 14
10 Parquet, Jasmine g 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 26
11 Overman, Blake g 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 24
12 Self,Autumn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 Pyles,Valerie 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 18
20 Evans, Jasmine 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
21 Rascoe, Brie 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
22 Smith, Allison 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
31 Coble, Megan 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
32 Harris, Imani 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Team 2 0 2
Totals 12-45 1-9 1-4 12 11 23 17 26 1 12 1 4 160
FG % 1st Half: 5-19 26.3%
3FG % 1st Half: 1-5 20.0%
FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%
2nd half: 7-26 26.9%
2nd half: 0-4 0.0%
2nd half: 1-4 25.0%
Game: 12-45 26.7%
Game: 1-9 11.1%
Game: 1-4 25.0%
Deadball
Rebounds
1,1
Northern Guilford HS 44 • 25-7 Overall
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min
15 Lomax, Kelly f 3-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 1 6 0 1 0 2 32
21 Furlough,Sami f 0-5 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 4 27
32 Cunane, Elissa c 4-10 0-0 11-11 7 6 13 2 19 1 2 2 0 32
11 Robakiewicz, Kassie g 5-12 0-5 0-0 2 6 8 2 10 1 3 0 1 27
12 Wampler, Mercedes g 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 2 7 0 5 0 0 23
05 Clayton, Zamaya 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
20 Shuford,Skylar 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
42 Seaton, Lasha 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 10
Team 1 2 3
Totals 16-40 0-9 12-14 14 22 36 12 44 3 15 2 7 160
FG % 1st Half: 5-15 33.3%
3FG % 1st Half: 0-5 0.0%
FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6%
2nd half: 11-25 44.0%
2nd half: 0-4 0.0%
2nd half: 1-1 100.0
Game: 16-40 40.0%
Game: 0-9 0.0%
Game: 12-14 85.7%
Deadball
Rebounds
0,1
Officials: Timothy McClain, Sam Allen, James Brown
Technical fouls: Eastern Alamance HS-None. Northern Guilford HS-None.
Attendance:
2016 NCHSAA Eastern Regional 3A Girls Finals
Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Eastern Alamance HS 7 4 9 6 26 Northern Guilford HS 6 15 4 19 44
In Off 2nd Fast
Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench
EAHS 14 12 8 2 0
NGHS 28 11 13 8 2
Last FG – EAHS 4th-01:45, NGHS 4th-01:35.
Largest lead – EAHS by 2 1st-07:17, NGHS by 18 4th-02:07.
Score tied – 2 times.
Lead changed – 3 times.