Lady Lions Reach Sectional Finals

The Varsity Lady Lions Basketball Team has reached its second sectional finals in three years with a 68-42 win over Bethel-Tate last night. Josie Buckingham set a single-game school scoring record with 42 points to go along with her 23 points and 7 blocks. Alexis Meyer played key defense on the Bethel stars and also added 11 points. Tina Lawrence contributed 7 assists and was a rock on the defensive end. Bailey Workman also added 7 assists and splashed a big 3 to give NR the lead for good. Maren Hance dished 5 assists and was dynamic in the open floor vs the pressure applied by Bethel. The Lady Lions will play #1 seeded Talawanda Saturday at 4:30 at Withrow High School for the Sectional Championship.