THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, March 16, 1995 TAG: 9503150141
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 22 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 36 lines
THE FINAL FOUR is set.
Well at least for the Virginia State Group AA boys it is.
For the second straight season the Nansemond River Warriors have advanced to the semifinals where they will face Region III runner-up Liberty-Bedford Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Liberty University's Vines Center.
Region III champ Northside will meet Region II champ Caroline in the other semifinal following the Nansemond River game.
Northside coach Bill Pope remembers the 1991-92 state champion Warriors well. It was his Vikings that lost to the Warriors in the title game that year and from what he has heard, the 1994-95 version is very similar.
``I look at those scores and they have those two kids (Antoine Willie and Montoria Valentine) and they sound tough,'' Pope said, adding that he would have no complaints about a title rematch on Saturday afternoon. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photos by MICHAEL KESTNER
An unidentified child, center, squeezes into the celebrating crowd.
The Nansemond River crowd reacts to a player's slam dunk.
Nansemond River guard Maurice Fofana, right, brings the ball down
the court against Warren County's defense in last week's opening
round of the state basketball championship playoffs at Lakeland
High.
by CNB