{"id":35028,"date":"2015-02-16T13:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=35028"},"modified":"2015-02-16T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:50:43","slug":"lehigh-senior-boys-basketball-navigates-unchartered-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2015\/02\/lehigh-senior-boys-basketball-navigates-unchartered-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Senior Boys Basketball
Navigates Unchartered Waters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Special to the Lehigh Acres Gazette by Dick Allen \u00a0(Click here<\/a>\u00a0to see photos of the game)<\/p>\n

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Photo by Kevin Gourley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 25-1 Lightning\u00a0spanked Venice 68-52 in the Region 6A-3 Florida State Boys Basketball Regional quarterfinal held on Lehigh’s home court\u00a0Thursday\u00a0night.<\/p>\n

The game was played to a standing room only crowd who were treated to what Lehigh Head Coach Dawn McNew termed\u00a0as “It wasn’t our best game. The\u00a0good thing is\u00a0it’s a win”. But you couldn’t tell that to the screaming crowd as the victory was punctuated by Lehigh’s uncanny freshman, Emmitt Williams who took a pass off the backboard and smashed down a one-handed dunk. He had a total of four dunks for the evening, each of which jacked up the crowded\u00a0sending them\u00a0into a frenzy. Williams had 14 points along with 10 rebounds for the night. But it was\u00a0Senior Captain\u00a0Abed Abu-Khadier who led the Lightning in scoring with\u00a023 points for the evening.<\/p>\n

The captain, grinning from ear to ear after the game told the team\u00a0in a stern\u00a0voice, “There was more to do. We can do something that this school has never done before”, he said.<\/p>\n

That something continues\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0night In the Regional semifinal matchup between Charlotte High School and the Lehigh Lightning. The game will tip off at\u00a07 PM\u00a0at the Rick Anglickis Athletic Complex at Lehigh Senior High School. Should the lightning pass this test, they will put their\u00a026-1\u00a0record on the line in the regional championship\u00a0final. The winner there goes to Lakeland\u00a0to participate in the Boys Florida State\u00a0Final\u00a0Four\u00a0Basketball\u00a0Championships.<\/p>\n

And that’s Navigating in\u00a0unchartered waters!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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