Topic: Basketball

WINSTON-SALEM -- High winds knock out the power in the LJVM Coliseum and the annex before the Lady Cougars get a chance to take the court. The game will be rescheduled for tomorrow at 6:00 PM in the main Coliseum. The Asheville players will be forced to spend the night in Winston-Salem and miss a day of class. A CSN representative will be at the NCHSAA press conference Monday in Chapel Hill to get information about the regional game and upcoming championship, and the CSN Highlights crew will be at the game tomorrow night. Stay tuned to this site and http://northcarolina.ihigh.com for more information.

WINSTON-SALEM -- The Lady Cougars eliminate East Rowan Saturday night 74-59 at the LJVM Coliseum Annex to advance to the NCHSAA 3A Basketball Western Region Finals. The Cougars are now 26-1. They will play High Point Central tomorrow (29-1) for the Western Region Championship. They held the lead most of the game by 20 points. Both teams had strong outside games, Four Asheville players hit double digits.

Contributors: Justin Green, Lou Fogle

The next games for the Lady Cougars will be as follows:

Western Region Games will be played at the LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, and the Coliseum Annex. Women's games will most likely be in the annex.

The NCHSAA Championship will be played in the Dean E. Smith Center o­n the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

For more information, check out http://northcarolina.ihigh.com/.

Asheville High Lady Cougars - 2004 Sectional ChampionsPhoto: Jared Amos/CSN

The Asheville High Lady Cougars defeated the Blackhawks of North Buncombe for the fourth time this season 56-24. The Cougars were led by McCants with 19 points and Burgin with 13. Good luck to the Lady Cougars!Click o­n Read More for official game statistics.

The Asheville High Lady Cougars defeated the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at home in the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs 72-38. Four Cougar players reached double digits in scoring: #32 Rashanda McCants dominated with 30 points, #55 Danielle Burgin had 12 points, #23 Lauren Powell had 11, and #11 Kirbie Guillebeaux had 10. For the Mustangs, #23 Cetera Degrafenreid had 18 points. The next game for the Lady Cougars will be against the North Buncombe Blackhawks at home o­n Friday, February 27, weather permitting. Good luck to the Lady Cougars!