Northwest takes aim at district crown, has to get past Jackson first By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson – The regular season came and went, and in the end, there was one opponent able to defeat the Northwest girls basketball team. So, after an 18-2 regular season (both losses came to Marshall), the Mounties are unofficially 0-0 as the postseason begins tonight with a Class A district opener against Jackson at 6 p.m. from Okemos. “The goal is focus on our game and how we play,” Mounties coach Ryan Carroll said. His statement had plenty to do with a playoff approach, but also the need to look past the first meeting of the season between his girls and the Vikings (11-8), one in which Northwest rolled to a 61-25 victory on Dec. 15. “Truthfully, that first game isn’t on our minds at all,” Carroll said. “Jackson isn’t the same team. They are better. They were better that night than the final score shows.” Still, plenty of what made Northwest so strong all year led to the overwhelming victory that night. The Mounties were strong on defense, didn’t turn the ball over much, and used pressure all night to “frustrate” Jackson,…
