The Atlantic girls basketball team is gearing up to take on Class 3A #1 Cherokee, Washington tonight in the Class 3A Region 1 Semifinals. The Braves are 20-0 on the season and the Trojans are 9-13. Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said his team is fired up for the opportunity.

The Braves are led by University of Sioux Falls commit JeMae Nichols who is averaging 14.5 points per game. Coach Vargason said they will have to make sure she doesn’t get a lot of opportunities in transition, because that is where she is at her best. The Braves’ closest games this season have been more low scoring affairs and Coah Vargason said his team will need to be ready to change the tempo at times.

Atlantic has been led by new career scoring leader Haley Rasmussen and her 21.2 points per game. The Trojans have done a great job of sharing the ball in recent outings and their pressure defense has been clicking well at the end of the year.

We’ll have coverage of the game from Cherokee tonight with pregame at 6:45 p.m. and tipoff set for 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and audio online at KJAN.com