KFDM COOP Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Lumberton girls' next postseason test - Crosby The Raiders realize there is no way around it if they want to play in the Class 4A, Region III tournament this weekend.Lumberton is set to play Crosby at 7:30 p.m. today in the regional quarterfinals of the playoffs at Dayton High School."It's going to take a tremendous defensive effort if we want to win," said Lumberton coach Charles Wilson. "The Crosby coach does a good job with them. It's going to be kind of exciting to see how things turn out."Lumberton, which had a first-round bye, is coming off of a 68-47 victory over La Marque in the second round of the playoffs last Friday. The Raiders outscored the Cougars 40-17 in the first half to secure the victory.Courtney Wilson led all scorers with 27 points. Hayden Furlow had 12 points, and Chelsea Pickering had 11."When you get a talented group like La Marque you have to play defense," said Wilson, whose team went undefeated in District 22-4A. "I think defensively we gave ourselves a lot of opportunities to score, and that allowed us to get the win."Crosby beat Lamar Consolidated 43-38 in the second round to advance. The Cougars went on an 11-9 run in the fourth quarter to hold onto the victory. CreShun White led the Cougars with 19 points.Crosby came away with a 64-48 victory over Ozen in the first round of the playoffs."I thought we would play Crosby in the playoffs last year, but we didn't," said Wilson, whose team is ranked No. 18 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 4A poll. "I got to watch them on and off at the Barbers Hill tournament so I know how talented they are. But that's just what the playoffs are about. There are a lot of strong teams playing in the playoffs. We've got to step it up like we did last week if we want to continue to stay in the race."The Silsbee girls look to continue their winning streak in the playoffs.Silsbee plays West Orange-Stark at 7 p.m. today in the regional quarterfinal round of the Class 3A playoffs at Evadale High School. This will be the fourth meeting between the schools this season. The Tigers beat WO-S in the previous games."It's hard to beat a good team twice and we are hoping for win No. 4," said Silsbee coach Bob Killam. "But on the other side of it, we know we can beat them because we have done it three times before."Silsbee and WO-S are no strangers to meeting in the playoffs.WO-S beat Silsbee in the same round last year, while Silsbee beat WO-S in 2005.Silsbee, which is ranked No. 9 on the TABC poll, is coming off of a 69-51 victory over Wharton in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs last Friday. The Tigers, who had a first-round bye, outscored Wharton 32-24 in the second half. Brandi Fowler led all scorers with 20 points. Ang Green had 14 points, and Shequila Brydson had 10.WO-S beat No. 5 Navasota 46-41 last Friday to advance.Brittney Scott led the Mustangs with 25 points."It's going to be a tough game," said Killam. "Both teams want to win so we will have to be ready to play."
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