North Shore and Kingwood squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but North Shore had to settle for second. They took a 62-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kingwood. North Shore was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Kingwood earlier this season, when they won 58-51.

LaDamian Defreeze
02/14/25 vs Kingwood | 20 |
12/20/24 @ Channelview | 18 |
01/11/25 vs Summer Creek | 14 |
01/21/25 vs Goose Creek Memorial | 9 |
12/27/24 vs Friendswood | 9 |
Despite the loss, North Shore saw an underclassman step up: sophomore LaDamian Defreeze went 8-for-9 en route to 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Defreeze has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Da'Marcus Sloan, who posted nine points and three steals.
North Shore's defeat dropped their record down to 17-19. As for Kingwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season.
North Shore does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kingwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-41 win against Clear Falls on the 18th.
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