WPCNR PRESS BOX. By John F. Bailey March 11, 2005: Those Lady Tigers did it again Friday night in Troy, N.Y. defeating Rush-Henrietta, 40-37 in the  Class AA New York State Womens Basketball Semi-Final. The Tigers are one win away from the Women's High School Basketball State Championship. They'll go for it Saturday night in Troy against Nottingham High from Syracuse. Tip off is 8:45 P.M.

Nottingham is an older, experienced defensively tenacious team on a mission and have been bridesmaids the last five years in the states. They rely on an intense zone press that has burned high scoring opponents. Like White Plains they have three double digit scorers, (but are all seniors), and all three stars of their are headed for Division I colleges. Their top player is Sophronia Sallard who's going to Kansas next year. She's backed up by shooters Cintia Johnson (who'll be attending Syracuse next fall), and Tamaya Daniels heading for Howard University. The Tigers will have to be poised, quick, sharp and not be rattled to find the open woman and crack the Nottingham presses.