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Photo Gallery: Nicolet's State Title Defense Ends in Sectional Semis
Brittney Fair scored 20 points and brought the Knights back from a halftime deficit, but the defending state champs fell 49-44 to Arrowhead. Check out our photo gallery from the contest.
The champs fought to the very end, but the two-year run of dominance by the Nicolet girls basketball team ended Tuesday night.
The Knights fell 49-44 to Arrowhead in a sectional semifinal game at Waukesha South on Thursday night. The ended the season with a 21-4 mark.
Arrowhead — who lost by 33 points to Nicolet in a tournament game last year — led 22-13 at halftime this time around. Brittney Fair (20 points) led the Knights back into a 29-27 lead, according to JSOnline.com. It remained close until the final seconds, but Arrowhead made its free throws and defended Nicolet's last plays well.
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"I think if we would've came out with the same focus in the first half as we did in the second half that might've made a difference," said Nicolet coach Corey Wolf. "Our team came out the second half with more intensity on defense and got a better feeling for their (Arrowhead's) offense."
Fair ended her outstanding senior season with a scoring average of 20.8 points, according to WisSports.net.
