Girls Basketball: Neuqua Defense Suffocates East Aurora
Neuqua Valley 48, East Aurora 27. Wildcats' advance to the championship game of the Tomcats' Class 4A regional with a valiant defensive effort.
The Hot Read: The story of Neuqua Valley's 48-27 girls basketball victory over East Aurora was defense. The Wildcats limited the Tomcats to single-digit scoring outputs in all four quarters on Wednesday night in semifinal play at the Class 4A East Aurora Regional. The Wildcats’ suffocated the Tomcats with an aggressive 1-3-1 zone. The Tomcats were harassed into a 9-for-49 shooting performance. Neuqua extended its perimeter defense so effectively that the Tomcats were 1-of-15 from beyond the arc. East Aurora turned the ball over 24 times, and its woes were further exaggerated with nine missed free throws. Neuqua Valley led 25-16 at halftime. The Tomcats never came closer than nine points in the second half, and the Wildcats gradually …
