Neuqua Valley's Maya Cobb hauls in a rebound over Lake Park defenders. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media
Neuqua's Myia Starks drives to the basket past Lake Park's Kelly Adams in Naperville on Tuesday. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media
Neuqua's Allison Hedrick goes for a layup against visiting Lake Park on Tuesday. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media
Neuqua's Najee Smith goes up for a shot over Lake Park's Samantha Cummings. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media
Lake Park's Samantha Cummings gets fouled by Neuqua's Malia Smith. | Mike Mantucca ~ For Sun-Times Media
Neuqua Valley junior forward Najee Smith emerged as one of the area’s top players and will return to help anchor a Wildcats team showing a lot of promise for next season. | MIKE MANTUCCA~FOR SUN-TIMES MEDIA
Right from the early moments of Tuesday’s Upstate Eight Valley opener, Neuqua Valley’s defensive pressure proved to be too much for a young Lake Park team to handle. The host Wildcats remained undefeated at 7-0 as they built a 19-5 lead at the end of …