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 GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars use early burst to down Mustangs
North's 64-43 win on Senior Night to finish a perfect 11-0 at home
By Jeremy Price
February 3, 2010
The Cougar Den was decorated for a party Tuesday night with gold and
maroon streamers, balloons and banners.
The occasion was Senior Night for the North girls' basketball team,
and Edgewood was tapped to provide the entertainment.
While the Mustangs provided plenty of resistance early, the Cougars
used a 14-0 second-quarter run to break the game open and cruised to
a 64-43 victory.
The win put the capper on a perfect 11-0 home record for North
(20-2), which also recorded its 20th victory in a season for the
first time since 2002-03.
It was due in no small part to Cougar seniors Mo Hirt and Pendah
Jallow, who were the guests of honor.
"To end the regular season with a lot of emotion, it's tough to play
like that," North coach Alana Harrington said. "(The seniors) have
worked their tails off, been exceptional leaders, exceptional
teammates on and off the floor, and they really deserved the season
that they had. And deserved tonight to be that special night."
Hirt and Jallow combined to score 16 of the Cougars' first 18 points,
but Edgewood (15-7) was still within three despite losing their own
senior starter in the opening minute of the game.
Chelsea Miller crumpled to the ground clutching her right knee with
the game tied at 2, clearly a deflating blow to the Mustangs.
"It was, and you could see it in our eyes a little bit," Edgewood
coach Gary Sims said. "Hopefully, she's OK, but we won't know . we'll
see."
Leading just 18-15, North reeled off 14 quick points - six by Jallow
- to take a 32-15 lead.
"It's definitely hard to go from Senior Night mode into basketball
mode," Hirt said.
Edgewood committed eight of its 20 turnovers in the quarter, making
it impossible to keep pace.
"We were stuck on 15 for I don't know how long," Sims said. "It
wasn't because we were missing shots, we weren't even getting shots."
A basket by Kelsey Weddle ended the Mustangs' drought, but Hirt
drilled a 3-pointer from nearly 30 feet just before the halftime
buzzer to make it 35-17.
"That was a lot of fun," Hirt said. "I like those end of the half,
halfcourt-shot type things. It was good to hit that one."
And the Cougars kept having fun in the second half, shooting 9-of-13
as a team in the third quarter as the lead reached as high as 27.
Jallow finished with 22 points and six rebounds, while Hirt and Erin
Kinzer each added 15 points.
Angela Hacker paced Edgewood with 21 points and eight rebounds.
Harrington said it was no coincidence her seniors led the way again.
"They've been leaders for us all year," she said. "It doesn't
surprise me, not one bit."
Once the on-court fun was all over, the party began in earnest with
speeches, gifts, tears and laughter, not to mention cake.
And with a conference championship to go with 20 wins and an unbeaten
home record, things have come full circle for Hirt and Jallow, who
came in as freshman a year after North last won a sectional title in
2006, reaching the regional final.
"We had to do it by rebuilding a couple of years and now we're back
on top," Jallow said. "And. hopefully, we can go as far as them, if
not farther."
Added Hirt, "We just want to continue the tradition of the basketball
program."
But even as they enjoyed the party, one eye was already looking
ahead.
"We made goals at the beginning of the season, and right now we've
gone above and beyond most of them," Jallow said. "We still have
sectionals we're looking forward to, but it feels good."
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL - 2/1/10
1. Ben Davis (20-0)
2. Floyd Central (19-0)
3. Jeffersonville (19-1)
4. Mooresville (20-1)
5. Kokomo (16-1)
6t. Merrillville (18-1)
6t. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (19-2)
8. Penn (16-2)
9. Elkhart Memorial (19-2)
10. Decatur Central (16-4)
11. Logansport (18-1)
12. Westfield (17-2)
13. Carmel (13-6)
14t. Warren Central (16-4)
14t. South Bend Clay (17-4)
16. Bloomington South (14-4)
17. Mishawaka (16-2)
IBCA POLL - 2/1/10
1. Ben Davis (20-0)
2. Jeffersonville (19-1)
3. Mooresville (20-1)
4. Floyd Central (19-0)
5. Rushville (19-2)
6. Kokomo (16-1)
7. Norwell (18-0)
8t. Merrillville (18-1)
8t. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (19-2)
10. Westfield (17-2)
11. Penn (16-2)
12. Elkhart Memorial (19-2)
13. Decatur Central (16-4)
14. Winchester (19-0)
15. Bloomington South (14-4)
16. Warren Central (16-4)
17. Gibson Southern (19-1)
18. Fort Wayne Canterbury (16-2)
19. Carmel (13-6)
20. Logansport (18-1)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North doesn't let shot at conference title slip away
By Jeremy Price
January 31, 2010
Second chances are worthless if you don't do something with it.
Saturday night, the North girls' basketball team made their second
chance worth an outright Conference Indiana championship with a 57-50
victory over Columbus North.
One year ago, the Cougars visiting the Bull Dogs with a chance to
share the CI title and left with a disappointing 42-37 loss that was
still on their minds.
"This win . we had this opportunity last year and we didn't even show
up for the game," said North junior Kaity Hoy, who scored eight of
her 14 points in the second half. "There's not many times that you
get the chance to have the same opportunity for a second time, and
this time we took advantage of it."
"When you get (a second chance), you need to take it and run with
it," added senior Pendah Jallow. "And I think we did a pretty good
job tonight."
North showed it was ready from the start, jumping out to a 7-1 lead.
Columbus battled back to get within four on two occasions in the
second quarter, but the Cougars closed the half with a 6-0 run to
take a 27-17 lead to the lockerroom.
Jallow and fellow senior Mo Hirt fueled the first-half success.
Jallow, who also held Bull Dogs standout Courtney Larson to five
first-half points, had nine points and five rebounds, while Hirt had
seven points and four rebounds for the Cougars.
If the first half was senior-driven, the second half was all about
the underclassmen.
Hoy had six points in the third quarter, including a turnaround
jumper off the glass at the buzzer that gave North a 41-30 lead after
the Bull Dogs got within four to start the half. Junior Hannah
Lukemeyer also hit a big jumper during the run.
That momentum carried over into the fourth quarter, which started
with a jump shot by freshman Shai Warfield, a pair of free throws by
sophomore Erin Kinzer and another basket by Hoy, giving North its
biggest lead of the game at 47-30. All told, it was an 11-3 burst.
"That's one of the things coach always talks about is having our
runs," Hoy said. "They may have a run, we may have a run, but we've
got to see who strikes back."
Jallow fouled out with 5:49 to play, and Columbus began to strike
back itself. North committed four consecutive turnovers - the Cougars
had 10 in the final eight minutes - but the Bull Dogs did little to
take advantage.
Made free throws kept the Cougar lead at 15 with under three minutes
to play, but more turnovers, some missed free throws and two lane
violations began to take their toll. Columbus began chipping away,
getting within seven with a minute and half still remaining.
"You knew they'd press us eventually, so we tried to be prepared and
that's just some inexperience with the turnovers," North coach Alana
Harrington said. "And thank goodness we were able to pursue our lead
and push it out where we did so we could have a little leeway with
some turnovers.
Larson (14 points) fouled out for the Bull Dogs with 1:19 to go, and
after Hirt hit a runner in the lane at the other end, North could
finally exhale and call itself conference champions.
"It was stressful, but you've got to believe in your team," Jallow
said of watching from the bench. "They went out there and got it."
Hirt matched Hoy with 14 points, Jallow finished with 10 points,
Kinzer had nine and Warfield eight, six in the fourth quarter.
The fact the Cougars were able to claim the CI crown without Shaw-Nee
Winningham, out for the season with left knee injury, made the win
both more rewarding and less fulfilling.
"It's just surreal, it's bittersweet," Harrington said. "We wouldn't
be where we are without Shaw-Nee, we wouldn't. But again it takes
everybody. We're going to really enjoy this right now and get
refocused on Monday, but we're going to really enjoy it the next 24
hours."
And finally put the ghosts of last year to rest by making the most of
a second chance.
"We've talked about it for 365 days," Harrington said. "Not very
often do you have a second opportunity be a better opportunity.
"This is awesome and it's awesome for our seniors, because they've
worked their tails off to be where they are right now. And they've
had a great helping hand of support along the way from other
teammates."
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North outshines Stars in the end
By Lynn Houser
January 29, 2010
When forward Shaw-Nee Winningham went down with a season-ending knee
injury last Friday, the North Cougars lost a valuable component.
That was obvious in the hair-raising final minutes of their game
against Bedford North Lawrence Thursday night, when a 10-point lead
evaporated in the face of a furious BNL press. Those were situations
where Winningham would have taken the ball and beat the press with
her speed, often going coast-to-coast for a basket to diffuse the
threat.
But after the lead had completely melted away and the Cougars were
suddenly facing defeat, they found the most important component of
all - their heart. It was enough for them to salvage a 51-48 victory.
They were lucky to still have a heartbeat when Erin Kinzer stepped to
the line for two shots with 7.6 seconds left, trailing 48-47. Just
three minutes before, the Cougars were cruising along with a 47-37
lead, only to squander it with six consecutive turnovers.
With 30 seconds left, the Stars had a chance to add to their lead
when Kenley Perry went to the line for a 1-and-1. The Stars could
thank Perry for their miraculous comeback, as she scored seven points
in the 11-0 blitz, including the go-ahead 3-pointer. As Perry eyed
the free throw, she was 11-for-14 from the field and 2-for-2 from the
line, so the free throw seemed almost academic.
But she missed, and North's Pendah Jallow grabed her 11th rebound.
With time running down, the ball was in the hands of Kinzer, who was
looking for Mo Hirt on the outside or Jallow on the inside.
"They were playing good defense, so I decided to take it to the
bucket," Kinzer said.
Kinzer got to within five feet and was in the act of shooting when
BNL's Amanda Anderson stepped in and was called for the blocking
foul. Needing at least one of the free throws to at least tie the
game, Kinzer's first attempt caught iron, rolled around and then
dropped in. Before she could attempt the second, the Stars called
time to let her think about it.
"I had the mentality to hit them," Kinzer said. "As soon as the first
one went in, I knew the second would go."
Sure enough, Kinzer came out of the timeout and promptly swished the
second.
Coach Alana Harrington marveled at the poise of her sophomore point
guard.
"To have the sense and confidence to drive and draw a foul, then hit
two with a timeout in between says something about her character,"
Harrington said.
The Stars hurried down the court and got the ball to Perry, but
Jallow was there waiting. In trying to create some space for herself,
Perry traveled.
Jallow was fouled with 3.6 seconds left. She missed the front end of
the one-and-one, but Kaity Hoy picked an ideal time for her first
rebound, converting a putback for some insurance as the buzzer
sounded.
Jallow was big on both ends. In addition to her 11 rebounds, she
scored nine points and made one hustle play after another.
"What a game Jallow had," Harrington said. "It seemed like she was
involved in every play."
Jallow and Hirt did not start for what Harrington described as
"coaches' reasons," Hirt also responded well off the bench with a
team-high 14 points.
Kinzer finished with 11 points, and freshman Shai Warfield, in her
first varsity start, scored 11.
"Shai had never been in this situation before, but I look at it as an
opportunity for her," Harrington said.
BNL's Perry led all scorers with 26 points. Ali Matlock added 11 for
the Stars (13-5).
North is now 18-2 heading into Saturday's night's winner-take-all
showdown for the conference title against Columbus North. Both are
5-1 in the league.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North's Winningham tears ACL, PCL and Meniscus
By Jeremy Price
January 27, 2010
The worst fears of the North girls' basketball team were realized
Tuesday when the Cougars got official confirmation that junior
forward Shaw-Nee Winningham will miss the rest of the season with a
left knee injury.
Winningham, who was injured late in a 60-39 win at Pike Friday night,
underwent an MRI on Monday, and the resulting diagnosis was a torn
ACL, PCL and Meniscus.
"I'm still kind of speechless about it," North coach Alana Harrington
said.
Harrington said Winningham attended Monday's practice with a smile on
her face and a sense of humor, even as they waited for the almost
certain outcome of the MRI.
"She said, 'I'll be ready for Saturday,'" Harrington said. "I said,
OK, put a little tape on it and let's go."
The Cougars host Columbus North on Saturday with the winner claiming
the outright Conference Indiana title, and even off the court,
Winningham, who averaged 10.3 points per game, will remain a valuable
member of the team.
"She's still going to be very important to our season," Harrington
said. "It's taken all of us to get where we are right now, and I'm
looking to see how we bond without her on the floor."
Dealing with ACL injuries is nothing new for North. This is the
second time in Harrington's three years that she has lost a key
player as Ashley Ross suffered a left knee injury almost exactly two
years ago.
Prior to that, the Cougars had an ACL injury befall five players six
times. It began with Dominique Dorsey in 2002, followed by
back-to-back ACL injuries to Whitney Thomas in 2003 and 2004. And
2005 saw Amelia Mezger, Audrey Hamilton and Kaity Stratten all
sidelined.
And now Winningham becomes the latest name on the list. But
Harrington says her team has no time to look back.
"We're looking forward to that conference championship on Saturday,"
she said. "Last year, we talked about, what a missed opportunity. And
to have that opportunity again to win and win the conference
outright, what a great opportunity.
"That was our goal before, and it still is our goal."
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL (1/25/2010)
1. Ben Davis (18-0)
2. Floyd Central (17-0)
3. Jeffersonville (17-1)
4. Mooresville (17-1)
5. Kokomo (14-1)
6t. Merrillville (16-1)
6t. Decatur Central (16-3)
8. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (17-2)
9. Penn (14-2)
10. Elkhart Memorial (17-2)
11. Westfield (16-2)
12. Carmel (13-5)
13. Bloomington South (12-4)
14. Columbus North (12-5)
15. Brownsburg (15-4)
16t. Logansport (15-1)
16t. Center Grove (11-5)
IBCA POLL (1/25/2010)
1. Ben Davis (18-0)
2. Jeffersonville (17-1)
3. Mooresville (17-1)
4. Floyd Central (17-0)
5. Kokomo (14-1)
6. Rushville (17-2)
7. Merrillville (16-1)
8. Norwell (16-0)
9. Decatur Central (16-3)
10. Westfield (16-2)
11. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (17-2)
12. Elkhart Memorial (17-2)
13. Penn (14-2)
14. Bloomington South (12-4)
15. Gibson Southern (18-0)
16. Warren Central (15-4)
17. Winchester (18-0)
18t. Fort Wayne Canterbury (13-2)
18t. Fort Wayne Elmhurst (13-4)
20. Oak Hill (13-3)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Winningham hurt in North victory
H-T Report
January 23, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS - A big fourth quarter lifted North (17-2, 5-1 CI) to a
key Conference Indiana victory over Pike, but the joy of Friday
night's 60-39 win was tempered by the loss of junior forward Shaw-Nee
Winningham to a knee injury.
The Cougars trailed by one at halftime and led by just one after
three quarters, but outscored the Red Devils 24-4 over the final
eight minutes behind 10-of-10 shooting from the field.
But Winningham went down with under three minutes to play and will
undergo an MRI to determine the extent of the injury Monday.
"Our hearts were a little heavy at the and, and we had to pull
together there because anything can happen," North coach Alana
Harrington said. "It's always tough going on the road in a conference
game. We had the pressure on us, but we battled and did not back
down."
Mo Hirt paced four Cougars in double figures with 16 points, while
Kaity Hoy recorded a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Pendah Jallow added 11 points and six assists, while Winningham had
10 points and seven steals.
Pike had problems of its own, playing without two starters, including
Northern Illlinois-bound Danny Pulliam.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Mooresville duo too much for North to handle
By Jeremy Price
January 20, 2010
MOORESVILLE - North knew what was coming, but the Cougars were
powerless to stop it.
The inside-outside duo of Jama Sharp and Maegan Calloway combined for
35 first-half points as Class 4A No. 4 Mooresville overwhelmed No. 9
North early and often en route to a 63-52 victory Tuesday night. The
loss snapped the Cougars' 14-game winning streak.
"We know who they are, and they are who we thought they were," said
North coach Alana Harrington. "Nineteen and 16 by the two you know
you have to shut down and make someone else beat you, then bury
yourself in a 23-point hole. It's hard to recover against a good
team."
Trailing 39-16 at the half, the Cougars (16-2) roared out of the
lockerroom to make a game of things.
Calloway opened the second-half scoring, but North responded with a
12-0 run to make it 41-28.
Kaity Hoy and Pendah Jallow repeatedly attacked the basket, scoring
or drawing fouls, as momentum made a U-turn.
"We told the kids at halftime that Bloomington North's a very good
team and they were going to come back," Mooresville coach Mark Hurt
said. "I tell you, the third quarter, North just dominated."
Hoy scored nine of her team-high 17 points in the quarter, while
Jallow added five of her 11. Shaw-Nee Winningham added four points in
the run, finishing with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sharp went scoreless in the third, but Calloway scored all
eight Pioneer points. The 6-foot-2 Valparaiso recruit totaled 30
points and 12 rebounds for the game.
The Cougars' surge continued early in the fourth quarter when another
Hoy basket and two free throws from Erin Kinzer made it 47-40 with
7:04 still on the clock.
It looked like North might come up with another steal when Hannah
Lukemeyer knocked a pass for Calloway up in the air, but the Pioneer
senior was able to collect the loose ball, score and draw the foul.
The ensuing free throw made the lead 10 and temporarily restored
order for Mooresville (16-1).
"That's the way we should play," Harrington said. "We played very
tentative (in the first half). We didn't cut very hard. We just kind
of played scared, and I'm not sure why.
"The second half, we had to do something. We had a nice run, 20-8 in
the third quarter. That's just putting pressure on the ball and
showing who we are, showing some character."
That character mean North kept coming, once again shrinking the lead
into single digits on another pair of Kinzer free throws with 4:18
left.
But Sharp responded with her only two field goals of the second half,
back-to-back 3s from the right wing that made it 60-46 and
effectively sealed the win.
"I thought we kind of regrouped in the fourth and got a little bit
more aggressive," Hurt said. "Jama (25 points) hit two huge 3s in the
fourth quarter that kind of made the statement that we were the
better team tonight."
But North left feeling like it could be the better team if the two
should meet again.
"This is a learning experience," Harrington said. "Mooresville is by
no means a shabby team. They're a very good team.
"(The second half) just proved that we're very capable. If anything,
it should give us some confidence that we can do this."
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL (1/18/2010)
1. Ben Davis (16-0)
2. Floyd Central (14-0)
3. Kokomo (14-0)
4. Mooresville (15-1)
5. Jeffersonville (14-1)
6. Merrillville (15-0)
7. Elkhart Memorial (17-1)
8. Westfield (16-1)
9. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (16-1)
10. Decatur Central (14-3)
11. Penn (12-2)
12. Bloomington South (12-2)
13. Center Grove (10-4)
IBCA POLL (1/18/2010)
1. Ben Davis (16-0)
2. Jeffersonville (14-1)
3. Mooresville (15-1)
4. Floyd Central (14-0)
5. Kokomo (14-0)
6. Westfield (16-1)
7. Merrillville (15-0)
8. Rushville (16-2)
9. Bloomington South (12-2)
10. Norwell (15-0)
11. Decatur Central (14-3)
12. Elkhart Memorial (17-1)
13. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (16-1)
14. Penn (12-2)
15. Warren Central (13-4)
16. Gibson Southern (16-0)
17. Oak Hill (12-2)
18. Winchester (15-0)
19. Center Grove (10-4)
20. Carmel (11-4)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars dominate 3rd, down Franklin Central
By Andrew Wyder
January 17, 2010
Going into halftime against Franklin Central, the North girls'
basketball team was struggling in a crucial Conference Indiana game.
But when the second half started, a more energized Cougar team came
out of the locker room.
Class 4A No. 11 North outscored the Flashes 20-5 in the third quarter
behind a strong defensive effort and cruised to a 63-40 home win on
Saturday afternoon.
"I was very displeased in our effort in the first half and playing
with heart," North coach Alana Harrington said. "We had given up way
too many rebounds, offensive rebounds. We knew that was going to have
to be an area that we really had to concentrate. I thought every
loose ball, they were getting to. And that can't happen in order for
us to win."
However, as the third quarter started, the Cougars (16-1; 4-1 CI)
began corralling every rebound and loose ball, and started to pull
away from the Flashes.
Using increased defensive pressure as the igniter, North's offensive
execution improved. The Cougars used their stops to create offense
and get easy opportunities at the basket.
Shaw-Nee Winningham scored seven of her 13 points in the
game-changing third quarter. She also had 13 rebounds.
Even as a forward, Winningham has the ability to handle the ball and
push it up the floor. On two separate occasions in the quarter, she
grabbed a defensive rebound, pushed the ball up the court and laid it
in while getting fouled.
Harrington said it's unique abilities like those that make Winningham
a valuable player.
"She's led us in steals and rebounds before, and points," Harrington
said. "She's capable of doing that anytime. She is, (on) both ends of
the floor, very vital to us. If you noticed, she's able to run the
point and she can also be a post player."
Winningham was not the only Cougar who played well.
Guard Mo Hirt continued her strong play by scoring a game-high 21
points on 8-of-10 shooting. Teammate Pendah Jallow chipped in with
eight points and seven rebounds, and guard Erin Kinzer added eight
points.
North shot the ball very well against the Flashes. After making only
10-of-26 shots in the first half, they missed just eight shots in the
second half and finished the game shooting 52 percent.
As the Cougars' shots were falling, the Flashes' shooting percentage
began to dip. They made only six shots in the second half and
finished shooting just 33 percent from the field.
Even though it was a struggle, Harrington said the team needed to
make sure not to let this game slip through its hands.
"It's a must win for us," she said. "It's a must win. It's a
conference win. It's at home. We played a tough team that is capable
of upsetting (us). I think that would have been an upset if they
would have beaten us, because, obviously, they're better than their
record, but we should win that game."
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Defense stars in 68-37 win for North at home
By Jeremy Price
January 14, 2010
Defense set the tone and Mo Hirt rang the bell as the North girls'
basketball team chimed in with a 68-37 pasting of Terre Haute South
Wednesday night.
The Class 4A No. 11 Cougars allowed the Braves just one field goal
attempt, forcing four turnovers, in the first four minutes en route
to a 10-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Hirt warmed up with a baseline jumper and a drive to the
basket during that run. Then she began her scoring barrage in earnest
with three 3-pointers to finish the opening frame with 13 of her
game-high 28 points. The senior totaled seven 3s on the night,
hitting 10-of-14 shots from the field.
"I was kind of due," Hirt said. "I was feeling pretty good in
warmups. I was like, 'Whewww, it's going pretty well.'
"I hit my first one, then I just kept doing it and I was open."
And the Braves (10-6) never did much to keep her from getting open as
Hirt hit two 3s in the second quarter, two more in the third and one
for good measure to start the fourth.
"I thought they would do a box-and-one or go man-to-man or something,
but they just left me open, so I'll take them," she said.
Of course, it wasn't like the rest of the Cougars weren't shooting
well. North (15-1) hit 9-of-12 from the field in the first quarter
and 5-of-9 in the second as the lead climbed as high as 25 points
before a 3 by Terre Haute's Emily Bell in the waning seconds of the
first half cut the deficit to 35-13.
The Cougars shot 59.5 percent (25-of-42) from the field for the game,
including 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from 3.
"When you shoot over 50 percent from the floor, while shooting over
60 percent from the 3-point line, it's hard to beat that," North
coach Alana Harrington said. "We shot the ball well. That's a
phenomenal offensive night."
Pendah Jallow was the only other Cougar in double figures with 16
points, but Erin Kinzer chipped in with nine points and Kaity Hoy
came off the bench to score seven.
"To get us going, it was our defense," said Harrington, whose team
forced 24 turnovers. "We wouldn't have those looks and those
opportunities if it wasn't for defense. And that's how it's been all
year."
Terre Haute South tried to make a game of it by scoring the first
seven points of the third quarter to draw within 15, but a 12-0 spurt
late in the period, highlighted by seven points from Jallow, pushed
the advantage to 56-26. The Braves did not threaten again.
"They got out to a little bit of a run at the beginning of the second
half, but we pulled it together and kind of pulled away a little
bit," Hirt said.
The win was the 13th in a row for the Cougars, matching the 2006-07
team for the longest streak in the last decade. They will go for No.
14 Saturday when Franklin Central visits in a Conference Indiana
clash.
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL (1/11/2010)
1. Ben Davis (14-0)
2. Floyd Central (12-0)
3. Mooresville (14-1)
4. Jeffersonville (12-1)
5. Kokomo (12-0)
6. Westfield (15-0)
7. Merrillville (13-0)
8t. Elkhart Memorial (15-1)
8t. Decatur Central (13-2)
10. Bloomington South (11-2)
11. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (14-1)
12t. Penn (11-2)
12t. Warren Central (12-3)
14t. Columbus North (10-3)
14t. Carmel (9-3)
14t. Center Grove (10-2)
17t. Lafayette Jeff (9-4)
17t. South Bend Clay (12-3)
IBCA POLL (1/11/2010)
1. Ben Davis (14-0)
2. Jeffersonville (12-1)
3. Mooresville (14-1)
4. Westfield (15-0)
5. Kokomo (12-0)
6. Floyd Central (12-0)
7. Bloomington South (11-2)
8. Rushville (14-2)
9. Decatur Central (13-2)
10t. Norwell (13-0)
10t. Merrillville (13-0)
12. Elkhart Memorial (15-1)
13. Warren Central (12-3)
14. Penn (11-2)
15. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (14-1)
16. Oak Hill (11-2)
17. Center Grove (10-2)
18. Carmel (9-3)
19. Gibson Southern (13-0)
20. Winchester (13-0)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North girls cruise past Lawrence Central
H-T Report
January 10, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS - North used a 15-2 run in the second quarter to pull
ahead and cruise to the Conference Indiana victory and its 12th win
in a row overall, 61-42, over Lawrence Central on Saturday.
The Cougars (14-1, 3-1) used a balanced effort to beat the Bears for
the ninth consective time as Pendah Jallow had 15 points, Mo Hirt 14,
Shaw-Nee Winningham 12 and Kaity Hoy and Erin Kinzer eight each.
North's hot shooting continued as it rang up 54 percent from the
field to LC's 26.5. North, which led 32-16 at the break, won the
boards 36-27 as Winningham had nine rebound, four assists and seven
steals and Jallow six boards and five assists.
"We hadn't practiced the last two days, so I thought we responded
nicely," North coach Alana Harrington said. "We hit some open shots,
outside shots, early on. Mo and Kinzer hit some nice buckets to start
off and that pulled them out of their zone."
IBCA POLL (1/4/2010)
1. Ben Davis (13-0)
2. Jeffersonville (11-1)
3. Westfield (13-0)
4. Mooresville (13-1)
5. Kokomo (10-0)
6. Rushville (13-1)
7. Bloomington South (10-2)
8. Norwell (11-0)
9. Floyd Central (12-0)
10. Elkhart Memorial (13-1)
11. Decatur Central (12-2)
12. Merrillville (12-0)
13. Warren Central (10-3)
14. Oak Hill (11-1)
15. Penn (9-2)
16. South Bend Clay (12-1)
17. Carmel (9-3)
18. Gibson Southern (13-0)
19. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (13-1)
20. Winchester (12-0)
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL (1/4/2010)
1. Ben Davis (13-0)
2. Floyd Central (12-0)
3. Mooresville (13-1)
4. Jeffersonville (11-1)
5. Kokomo (10-0)
6. Westfield (13-0)
7. Merrillville (12-0)
8. South Bend Clay (12-1)
9t. Elkhart Memorial (13-1)
9t. Decatur Central (12-2)
11. Bloomington South (10-2)
12. Carmel (9-3)
13. Warren Central (10-3)
14. Center Grove (8-2)
15. Warsaw (9-1)
16t. BLOOMINGTON NORTH (13-1)
16t. Penn (9-2)
18. Columbus North (9-3)
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars claim whirlwind classic
By Jim Gordillo
December 31, 2009
EASTERN HEIGHTS - Like a tornado unexpectedly dropping out of the
clouds with unrelenting ferocity, at some point North's defense will
start wreaking havoc over a long stretch of time. The offense will
respond. The game will essentially be over.
Once again, Shaw-Nee Winningham was the trigger mechanism, with 11
points and four offensive rebounds in the decisive second quarter. It
was fueled by nine Forest Park turnovers, as North blew away the
Rangers for a 63-39 victory in the title game of the Toby Yoho
Classic at Eastern Greene Wednesday night.
It ended a stretch of four games in two days for the Cougars (13-1),
who were too athletic for a big Forest Park team that had out-muscled
its competition coming in.
"It was really tough," said North guard Mo Hirt, who earned
all-tournament honors with Winningham. "We had to be mentally tough
and physically tough. We had to push through it and get it done."
The Rangers (10-3) took a 16-14 lead with seven minutes to go in the
second and would not make another field goal for 8:30. In the
meantime, Winningham had six straight points inside, then Hirt hit a
driver before Winningham had another layup and later completed a
three-point play. When Erin Kinzer hit a lay-in at the buzzer, it was
29-16.
"We try to get in their heads, and we start picking up the
intensity," Hirt said. "Then we keep them down and take advantage of
the opportunities they give us."
Forest Park had 24 turnovers and never got any closer than nine as
its post players were nullified on both ends.
Winningham finished with 17 points, Hirt 12 and Jallow 10 as North
shot 50 percent for the tournament and held each foe under 38
percent.
"It always starts at the defensive end," North coach Alana Harrington
said. "And turning that into points, you gain confidence. We don't
get too high or too low, and that's good for us.
"The first quarter, they were getting in the lane and getting after
every loose ball. But we persevered and continued to battle until it
started going our way."
Jallow and Kaity Hoy played big for North in its 55-42 win over
Brownstown Central in the semifinals.
The Braves took a 23-21 lead 30 seconds into the second half and
would not hit another bucket for the next 8:18, as North went on a
16-2 run.
Brownstown got back within five before Jallow (15 points) scored
seven straight in a span of just 1:08 to put the Cougars up 44-32.
Hoy nearly triple-doubled with 16 points, nine rebounds and seven
blocks. Hirt had 11 points, while Winningham had six points, nine
boards and three steals.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North, Eastern advance in Toby Yoho Classic
By Jim Gordillo
December 30, 2009
EASTERN HEIGHTS - Mo Hirt gave North a big lift from the inside and
the outside Tuesday in the opening round of the Toby Yoho Classic.
First, the shooting guard squirted her way in between Indianapolis
Chatard's zone for 19 points when her 3-point shot continued to ring
off key in a 51-44 victory in the morning game.
And when her touch from the arc returned from its long absence, she
riddled Indianapolis Arlington for six 3s and 20 points in a 55-33
romp that put North (11-1) in the championship bracket semifinals at
1 p.m. today at the high school gym against Brownstown Central (9-2).
The other semi features the host T-Birds (5-7) against Forest Park
(9-2) at 11 a.m. The losers play at 5 p.m. and the winners at 7.
"Brownstown Central is athletic," North coach Alana Harrington said.
"We'll have our hands full, but that's the way I like it. That's how
you get better."
The Arlington matchup was a one-sided affair as North leapt to a 26-5
first-quarter lead after shooting 11-of-14 from the floor and hitting
all four of its 3s, three by Hirt.
The Cougars cooled off a bit, but still shot 55 percent for the game
as Kaity Hoy (eight points, six rebounds) and Pendah Jallow (12
points, six rebounds) got more involved in the offense this time out.
Arlington (8-4) never got untracked, shooting 26 percent as Jallow
and Shaw-Nee Winningham handcuffed the Knights' leading scorer,
Mariesha Harris.
Against Chatard, Jallow's steal and layup put North up 14-11. Then
Erin Kinzer hit two 3s from the corner followed by a drive by
Winningham for a 26-19 halftime lead, but not before Chatard's Katie
Shaughnessy (17 points) drove the length of the court for a layup at
the buzzer.
North held Chatard scoreless over the last 3:30 of the third quarter
and the lead was 45-32 with 5:10 to go before North got sloppy, with
seven turnovers letting the Trojans get within 47-42 with 55 seconds
left.
But Winningham (10 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals) and Hirt hit four
free throws to seal it.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
By Jeremy Price
December 24, 2009
SHE'S BACK -
Former North standout Kiley Jarrett was back on the Cougars' bench
Saturday as a part-time volunteer assistant.
The 2005 North grad finished up her college career at Ball State last
spring and is waiting to start a new job with a sheriff's office in
Indianapolis.
TOP PERFORMERS -
SHAW-NEE WINNINGHAM, F, North: Junior had 19 points, eight rebounds
and four steals, including the go-ahead basket in the Cougars' win
over South.
ICGA CLASS 4A POLL
1. Ben Davis (10-0)
vs. Terre Haute South (10-3), 7:30 pm Tuesday
2. Mooresville (10-0)
vs. Madison in Madison Tournament, 11:30 am Tuesday
3. Kokomo (10-0)
idle for the week
4. Floyd Central (9-0)
defeated Evansville Harrison, 68-49
5. Jeffersonville (7-1)
vs. New Washington (6-4), 7:30 pm Tuesday
6. Merrillville (9-0)
at Munster (6-4), 8:30 pm Wednesday
7. Westfield (12-0)
vs. Blackford (9-2), 7:30 pm Tuesday
8. South Bend Clay (7-0)
idle for the week
9. Warsaw (8-0)
idle for the week
10. Bloomington South (8-1)
at Indianapolis Tech (3-7), 7:30 pm Wednesday
11. Warren Central (9-2)
idle for the week
11. Elkhart Memorial (8-1)
at South Bend Washington (7-2), 7:45 pm Tuesday
13. Decatur Central (9-2)
at Southport (4-5), 1:30 pm Tuesday
14. Center Grove (7-1)
vs. Franklin Central in Madison Tournament, 10:00 am Tuesday
15. Penn (8-2)
vs. East Chicago Central (3-6), 6:00 pm Tuesday
15. Bloomington North (9-1)
idle for the week
15. Columbus North (7-2)
defeated Columbus East, 48-44, overtime
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars steal one from No. 4 Panthers
Winningham's 19 points, turnover help North upset rival South, 45-43
By Jim Gordillo
December 20, 2009
No. 4 South had everything going its way Saturday but two things,
turnovers and Shaw-Nee Winningham.
All too often, North's Winningham, or some other Cougar, was heading
in the other direction with one of South's 22 turnovers. But hot
3-point shooting covered up the Panthers' lack of ball security until
six minutes remained.
That's when North really started cashing in on South's mistakes in
quick succession, going on a stunning 17-1 run to upset their city
rival, 45-43, at the Cougar Den.
"Huge," Winningham said of the win. "Words cannot describe it. We've
not beaten them in three years. We were the underdogs and we showed
we can play at their level. Basically, it just came down to us
wanting it more."
Winningham had 19 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Her pull-up
jumper on the baseline with 30 seconds left gave North its first lead
of the game, 44-43. Her last steal, with 4.5 seconds left, set up a
1-and-1, in which she sank the first and missed the second, which
resulted in a jump ball and South possession. But the Panthers'
last-gasp 3-point attempt was well short.
"(Shaw-Nee) was phenomenal on both ends of the court," said North
guard Erin Kinzer.
The Panthers (8-1, 2-1 Conference Indiana) were sailing along,
leading 42-28 with six minutes left in the game and leading scorer
Kaila Hulls having just taken a seat with her fourth foul. The
Panthers were 7-of-11 on 3-pointers against North's 1-2-2 zone,
getting four 3s from Kelsee Ennis and two from Hulls.
"It didn't matter what defense we played, if we were in their face or
not, they were making everything," North coach Alana Harrington said.
"That's tough to defend, but team's can't sustain that. And we
stitched some things up."
North (9-1, 2-1) was shooting 29 percent while missing its first 10
3-point attempts. But Winningham's 14 points in the middle periods
kept the Cougars hanging around.
"The first half we shot the ball well and maintained the lead," South
coach Larry Winters said. "At the same time, we knew turnovers were
keeping them in it. We gave them 12 points."
And more were to come after Pendah Jallow, who had 11 points and nine
boards, seven on the offensive end, had a steal and layup before
Kinzer's 3-pointer erased North's woes from the arc to make it 42-33
with 4:30 left.
"It was frustrating," Kinzer said. "But that's a shooter's mentality.
If you miss one, shoot the next."
Hulls returned seconds later, but then fouled out with 3:45 to go as
Mo Hirt scored her only two points of the game on free throws. And
with Hulls on the bench, South sprang a big leak, turning it over on
its next three possessions while failing to get the ball over the
half-court line. The results were a basket by Kaity Hoy, and a
stickback and a free throw by Jallow to make it 42-40 with 2:36 left.
"We fell apart without Kaila," South's Jessica Parker said. "We rely
a lot on her and when she's not in there . We're used to her doing a
lot of stuff for us."
"Instead of just playing when Kaila went out, our attitude was, 'Oh,
no,'â?" Winters said. "We didn't compete."
A Panther team suddenly unsure of itself got a free throw from
Allyson Nicholson with 2:27 to go, but that was it as Winningham
drove the lane and kicked out to Kinzer in the corner, who scored at
2:05 to bring North within one.
"Erin, everyday in practice, coach tells her if a shot's open, take
it," Winningham said. "Her hitting those two shots was huge for us."
Then Winningham was in the right place at the right time to sew up
the win.
"We just had to keep our heads in the game," Kinzer said. "We always
kept thinking we could come back. And when Hulls went out, we
thought, 'This is our chance to take it from them now.'"
But South will want it back, should they meet again.
"North played well," Winters said. "The sectional comes through here
and nobody's got a conference loss but Columbus North and Perry
Meridian and we haven't played them yet. We didn't figure to go
undefeated, so that's out of the way. We'll be OK."
"It's a nice conference win," Harrington said. "There's a lot of
hype. We'll enjoy this, then get back to business. All it is is
bragging rights."
GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Cougars, Panthers friends - till tip-off
By Jeremy Price
December 17, 2009
Friends are forever, at least until the North-South game tips off.
Bloomington's two high schools will renew acquaintances in girls'
basketball at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at North
But the rivalry on the court and in the stands are two different
animals.
From end line to end line, the Cougars and Panthers boast plenty of
players who have played far more games on the same team than
different ones.
"These girls play AAU together in the summer, all year-round," South
coach Larry Winters said. "Yeah, they want to win because it's
North-South, but they want to win because they're all friends and it
gives them another brag on their buddy."
North coach Alana Harrington sees the same thing.
"These girls have known each other, grown up with each other," she
said. "And it's hard because they are your buddy. But be buddies off
the court, be buddies in summer, I don't care.
"Once it's on the court, it's competition."
South has had the better of that competition of late, winning three
straight against North.
The Panthers are 8-0 and ranked fourth in the state, but Winters said
there is really no underdog when it comes to this game.
"I don't know that there is a favorite in a city game," he said.
"It's basically who's able to make the fewest mistakes and handle the
other team's pressure is going to have the heads up advantage."
Even so, Harrington and the Cougars would love nothing better than to
score the "upset."
"You've got a team that's fourth now in the state, hasn't lost," she
said. "How sweet it would be (for them) to get their first loss on
our court."
Playing at the Cougar Den is part of what makes this an important
game from Winters' perspective.
"(It's) not because it's North-South, but because it's a conference
game on the road," he said. "The biggest part of the rivalry to me is
probably in the stands, it's not on the floor."
Added Harrington, "It's a different game. I've noticed since moving
here that this is what a lot of people (wait) for."
But none of that removes the joy of victory.
"It's a great game to win because you get to beat your friend,"
Winters said.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars use closing run to bury Olympians
By Jeremy Price
December 16, 2009
Whoever said you can't flip the switch hadn't seen the North girls'
basketball team play.
After falling behind Columbus East by four points midway through the
third quarter, the Cougars closed Tuesday's game on 28-8 run to claim
a 54-38 win over the visiting Olympians.
"We had to turn some switch on because that first half was really
ugly," North coach Alana Harrington said.
It wasn't so bad on the scoreboard in the first quarter as the
Cougars (8-1) forced 11 Columbus East turnovers en route to a 10-2
lead. But they did so while shooting only 4-of-15 from the field, and
things took a turn for the worse in the second quarter.
North became the turnover-plagued team, giving the ball away seven
times as the Olympians (4-4) surged in front. That surge was aided by
the fact that the Cougars' Shaw-Nee Winningham picked up her third
foul at the 6:50 mark. With Winningham on the bench, Columbus
outscored North 17-9 to take a 21-19 halftime lead. Only Kaity Hoy's
six straight points kept the deficit from being more.
"We couldn't shoot any worse in that first half, just made some
really silly (plays)," Harrington said. "Things we'd stressed in
practice the last two days . It just didn't come out like we had
talked about anything or prepared or did any scouting that first
half."
The two teams traded baskets to begin the third quarter with the
Olympians matching their largest lead at 30-26.
And then North put the switch in the on position, starting with a Mo
Hirt free throw. Erin Kinzer followed with a 3 to tie the game, and
Hannah Lukemeyer's jumper gave the Cougars the lead for good with
1:50 to go in the quarter.
Winningham made two free throws and a layup, and on the other side of
a Columbus free throw, Pendah Jallow finished off the 12-1 burst with
a bucket to make it 38-31 heading to the fourth quarter.
The Cougars had one more run left in them. With five minutes to go,
North went stretched the seven-point advantage with a 9-0 run with
Hirt scoring six of her game-high 13 points.
"We got that little run and kept adding to it and attacking the
basket," Harrington said.
It was a balanced attack with Hoy (11 points) and Kinzer (10) joining
Hirt in double figures. Winningham had nine points and seven
rebounds, while Jallow had seven points and seven rebounds.
Columbus East was without 6-foot-2 center Kreigha Henney, much to
Harrington's disappointment.
"I wish they had their post player," the third-year coach said. "I
think that adds a whole dimension to the ballgame.
"But they've got to be thinking, 'Is Henney going to make that big a
difference?' I don't know."
Harrington does know what's next for the Cougars, a meeting with
unbeaten and fourth-ranked South Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
"We'll enjoy this one and then we'll play South," she said.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
North takes some hits but rolls
H-T Report -- December 11, 2009
Nine players scored as North rolled past White River Valley as
expected, 73-28, Thursday night.
Unexpectedly, Cougars' reserve guard Shai Warfield needed stitches to
patch up her chin after colliding with a teammate during warm-ups.
Following the game, junior Hanna Knowles was admitted to the hospital
after taking a hard hit, but head coach Alana Harrington said Knowles
was set to be released early Friday.
In between those injuries, North (7-1), which rested backup Elizabeth
DeMoss (ankle), jumped out to a 25-4 lead in the first quarter,
called off its press and turned over major minutes to its bench. The
undermanned Wolverines (1-8) shot just 26 percent for the game and
had 29 turnovers.
"It was a hectic night, but it was very productive," Harrington said.
"It was a nice opportunity to get a lot of people a lot of playing
time. We got our top seven a good rest and they need that, going into
finals and two tough games next week."
Erin Kinzer had 14 points for North while Mo Hirt added 13 and Hannah
Lukemeyer 10. Kaity Hoy had nine rebounds and two blocks. Shaw-Nee
Winningham had eight steals.
White River Valley got 15 points and seven boards from Alicia Tally
and 11 points from Maddy Dyer.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars put the pressure on Patriots this time, roll 54-33
By Lynn Houser
December 9, 2009
SPENCER - For two years since she took over as head coach of North,
Alana Harrington watched the Gonser twins of Owen Valley pick her
players' pockets and often turn those thefts into transition baskets.
With the Gonsers now having moved on to the University of
Indianapolis, Harrington turned the table on the Patriots Tuesday
night.
With the Cougars pressing and trapping at every opportunity, they
gave the Patriots a dose of their own medicine in a 54-33 reversal.
"This is the first Owen Valley win for me, and to beat them on their
home court is something," Harrington said. "They have the confidence,
know how to win big games. They are not afraid of anybody."
The Patriots (5-2) looked scared during a 22-point Cougar blitz
beginning with a Mo Hirt 3-pointer ending the first quarter.
In the first minute of the second quarter, Hirt and Erin Kinzer
bombed in two more 3s. Over the next four minutes, the Cougar press
resulted in one transition basket after another.
Owen Valley coach Steve Goddard took two timeouts to try and settle
down his club, but they couldn't stop the onslaught. Seven points by
Pendah Jallow helped complete the 22-0 tear. When the smoke cleared,
it was 28-7, North.
"It took us two timeouts and six minutes to get people in the proper
spots," Goddard said. "I don't know how many days we worked on our
press offense, and then we just come out and lose our focus."
The Cougars (6-1) paid special attention to OV's two returning
starters, Kaitlyn Sweatman and Sam Cooper. Sweatman, the strong
forward, was forced outside by Jallow, her physical equal, and
finished with just eight points.
"They played Sweatman a step away, so she had shots," Goddard said.
"She spent so much time working on that part of her game. Now she has
to take those shots."
Cooper, the 5-2 point guard, had hardly any good looks as she was
swallowed up by 5-9 Shaw-Nee Winningham.
"I don't think Cooper will see that kind of quickness and height on
her too often," Harrington said.
As the primary ball handler, Cooper also was the target of the Cougar
traps. Goddard wished her teammates would have offered more help.
"When we saw Sam Cooper in trouble we just ran away from her," he
said. "We did an excellent job watching tonight."
Goddard wants his players to understand there are no Gonsers around
to bail them out this year, that all will have to take a more active
role.
"The Gonsers aren't around to dribble the ball up the floor for us,"
he said. "This is a completely different team. Everybody has to
different responsibilities now. A big team exposed the weaknesses we
have."
North had excellent balance, Jallow topped the scoring with 15
points, followed by Hirt with 12, Kinzer with nine, Kaity Hoy with
seven, Hannah Lukemeyer with seven and Winningham with four.
Winningham also had five steals and four assists.
"There were a lot of nice passes, a lot of team basketball tonight,"
Harrington said. "When we have good traps in our press, good things
happen."
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Cougars ride fast start past Southport
By Jeremy Price
December 5, 2009
For the first half of Friday night's game, North had victory
gift-wrapped neatly in a box.
By the time the game was over, that box was shaken and dented but
still in tact.
The Cougars held Southport scoreless in the second quarter to build a
25-point lead, then fumbled their way to a 44-31 Conference Indiana
victory over the Cardinals.
"We won, we'll take the victory," North coach Alana Harrington said.
"Was it pretty? Parts of it were pretty and parts of it were not very
pretty at all."
The pretty part came in the opening 16 minutes. Shaw-Nee Winningham
scored eight straight points in the first quarter as the Cougars
(5-1, 1-1 Conference Indiana) started the game with a 17-2 run.
After Stephanie Shobe's 3-pointer with less than a minute to play in
the opening period, Southport (3-3, 0-2) did not score again until
the opening minute of the third quarter. North forced 14 first-half
turnovers, converting many of them into points. And what the Cougars
didn't get on turnovers, they got on offensive rebounds, including a
pair of putbacks from reserve Elizabeth DeMoss to build a 30-5
halftime lead.
First-year Cardinals coach Leah Enterline, a former IU women's
standout, was disappointed with her team.
"We looked scared to death," she said after her team shot just
2-of-21 in the first half. "We got shots. We got wide-open shots, we
just missed.
"We got outplayed tonight, bottom line."
Despite the fast start, Harrington felt some of that same frustration
with her Cougars in the second half. North finished the game with 27
turnovers after only 29 turnovers in the last three games combined.
"The second half, it was kind of like we played not to lose," she
said. "We still wanted to attack, we still wanted good shots, we
still wanted to take the ball to the hole hard, we wanted to push the
ball when we have open opportunities.
"That's where we really have to take care of the basketball, and we
didn't do a very good job taking care of the basketball in the second
half."
The Cougars still had a 27-point lead entering the fourth quarter and
were never threatened, although the Southport reserves refused to go
quietly.
"The last three minutes of the game when I put in my subs, the kids
that never even get a chance," Enterline said, "They came out and
they played their butts off and chipped away at the deficit we'd
gotten ourselves into the first three quarters."
Winningham finished with a double-double - 15 points and 14 rebounds
- to lead North, while Mo Hirt also had 15 points.
"I'd like to win in a better fashion," Harrington said, "but a 'W' is
a 'W' and we'll take it."
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