A year removed from missing out on the Section Three Playoffs for the first time in years, the Lady Cobras return to the postseason with a lot of excitement and a tall order ahead. As the #6-seed in the B1 bracket, the Lady Cobras (13-5) will travel to Utica Friday night to take on #3-seed Notre Dame (17-1) at 5:30 p.m.

The Lady Cobras are a part of a loaded bracket, which also contains a pair of unbeaten teams and a pair of 14-4 teams. But that is not the concern of the Lady Cobras, who have only one thing in mind - facing the #3-ranked team in the state on their home court. The Lady Cobras and Jugglers may be somewhat familiar with each other, as quite a few players are still around from two seasons ago, when the teams met twice. They split that pair of games, but Notre Dame is now a more experienced team with most of those starters wtill around.

The Lady Cobras have only three players who have ever appeared in a Section Three Playoff game. Getting past the early jitters will be a huge factor in the contest. Notre Dame is a fast-paced team who likes to get the game going up and down the court. The Jugglers average 63 points per contest. Their leading scorer is 6'0" sophomore Emily Durr, a wing players who can shoot from the perimeter or score around the basket. She averages around 22 ppg.

The game is a Quarterfinal round game, with the winner facing the winner of the game between # 7-Ilion and # 2-South Jefferson.

The Lady Cobras have proven to be adept on the basketball court this winter. But it is their work in the classroom that is most impressive. Every member of the varsity team has qualified for either first or second honors as of the mid-year grading period at Bishop Grimes. The team has a cumulative academic average of 94.4 so far this school year.

Congratulations ladies...keep up the good work!!!