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Published on: 2/21/2008
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SouthWest Edgecombe coach Dudley Etheridge wants the rest of the NEW 6 Conference to take notice: His team is playing winning basketball.
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"This is a big win for our program," Etheridge said."We haven't had any respect in this conference.We've won nine out of 10 and this is a good conference.That's pretty slick."
The third-seeded Cougars, who finished in a four-way tie for first place during the regular season, earned a trip to the finals by deviating from their usual 2-3 zone defense.When the Golden Demons shot their way to 18 first-quarter points, Etheridge made the call to switch to a man-to-man defense.
The plan worked.