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Newcastle girls advance to third-round after rallying late
Travis Martinez
sports@grahamleader.com
Things did not come easy, but the Newcastle Ladycats are back in the regional quarterfinals. A sixth consecutive trip to the third round was booked Friday night at Tioga High School, where Newcastle downed Yantis 59-45.
The Ladycats trailed by two at halftime when first-year head coach Layton Westmoreland went to one of his seniors to turn the momentum around.
Nicole Martinez scored 11 of her game-high 27 points in the third quarter, igniting a big-time rally to help Newcastle advance.
“She is continuing to be a leader by example for us,” Westmoreland said. “She doesn’t say a lot in practices or games, but she goes ...
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