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Article: Neuqua Valley slows down East Aurora.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- December 15, 2007
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Byline: David Oberhelman
doberhelman@@dailyherald.com
Neuqua Valley's defense made the game "shorter."
That made East Aurora's night longer.
In Friday's Upstate Eight boys basketball game in Naperville, Neuqua Valley beat East Aurora 59-47, holding its guest 16 points below its average.
Shifting between man-to-man and 1-2-2 and 2-3 zone defenses stifled East Aurora, and Neuqua's 14-3 run to start the second half provided needed separation. The Wildcats went 8 of 9 from the foul line to close out the win.
"Defensively, we kind of switched mindsets, from not doing the full-court man press to doing a basic 1-2-2," said Wilkins, whose 17 points led ...