The Cinderella run in NCHSAA 2A Girls Basketball Playoffs by the McMichael Phonenix girls has been nothing short of amazing.
They drew the #2 Seed in the Girls 2-A East, but the Phoenix came into the playoffs with a 4-8 record, and had been playing against mostly 3-A schools during Mid-State 3-A conference play, with the exception of the Morehead Panthers.
The McMichael Phoenix have rattled off quite impressive wins against North Lenior(9-2) and Croatan(13-3) to reach the semifinals/Regionals of the NCHSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament.
2A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP THIRD ROUND SCORES
East
#9 Farmville Central (13-0) 71, #5 Randleman (12-3) 54
#2 McMichael (6-8) 50, #14 Croatan (13-3) 41
West
#1 West Stokes (14-0) 67, #5 Bunker Hill (9-1) 61
#6 Shelby (16-0) 64, #2 Mountain Heritage (10-3) 53
2A WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP REGIONAL FINALS PAIRINGS
East
#2 McMichael (6-8) vs. #9 Farmville Central (13-0)
West
#1 West Stokes (14-0) vs. #6 Shelby (16-0)
***********If McMichael can go down to Farmville Central and bring back home a victory, we will have an interview with the McMichael Phoenix girls head basketball coach, the day following that game….**********