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Ladycats inch closer to sixth consecutive district title
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Newcastle’s Rylee Hardin (left) attempts to regain possession with Throckmorton’s Katelyn Riley Tuesday. The Ladycats won 55-40 to stay undefeated in District 21-1A. Big performances came from Arryn Eli, Nicole Martinez, Hannah Manos and Kelsey Shields in the win. Leader photo by Travis Martinez
Travis Martinez
sports@grahamleader.com
Newcastle girls basketball head coach Layton Westmoreland knows all about the tradition and legacy the Ladycats basketball program is all about.
Westmoreland’s veteran-squad got one step closer to winning another district championship Tuesday by taking down Throckmorton by a final score of 55-40.
“We must close out against Bryson on Friday,” Westmoreland said. “With their win over Perrin tonight, they (Bryson) stay just two games behind us.”
With the two towns separated by only 26 miles, the stands were jam-packed inside NHS gymnasium for a crucial District 21-1A matchup.
The Lady Hounds looked like a team playing for its playoff life ...
For the rest of the story please see the Feb. 2 edition of The Graham Leader.
