BEAUFORT — There was an unconventional concept published on the board in the locker room Friday night time ahead of the East Carteret and Southside ladies basketball match.
“We Survived – Kenliana and Nia” it read.
Kenliana Dixon and Tanzania Locklear were being in an automobile incident about a few hours right before tipoff.
Locklear went on to score 25 details, and Dixon performed strong protection on the Seahawks’ ideal participant in the 52-47 victory.
“I requested them if they had been Ok, and the initial point out of Kenliana’s mouth is, ‘Coach, we’re Okay, we’re participating in tonight,’” East mentor Ryan Sacoco said. “I said, ‘Let’s evaluate the predicament and make guaranteed,’ and Tanzania suggests, ‘They’ve checked us out. We’re very good, we’re playing.’ That is those people two. That is how they are. They are two of the hardest, most competitive men and women I’ve ever met. It doesn’t surprise me.”
Dixon was driving west right after leaving the university in the afternoon to be a part of her teammates for the pregame food at the home of Estella Lewis’ grandmother. Locklear was in the passenger seat.
Traffic arrived to a halt, ready for a automobile to turn off around the Beaufort Club. A car driven by a fellow East college student crashed into the again of Dixon’s car, causing it to crash into the car in entrance of it that was also loaded with East students.
“I didn’t have any time to respond it transpired so rapidly,” Dixon claimed. “I shut my eyes, I opened them and the airbags were being deployed. There was yellow fog all over the place in front of the airbags. I listened to Tanzania coughing and acquiring out of the motor vehicle. I didn’t know what to think. The 1st words and phrases out of my mouth were, ‘Are you Okay?’ to Tanzania.”
Locklear joked that she jumped out mainly because she thought the auto was likely to blow up. She was grasping for air following the airbags went off and could not explain to if she was hurt many thanks to all the adrenaline pumping by means of her process.
“I felt lousy for Kenliana,” she claimed. “Every time I would look at her, I would cry. All we could do was hug every single other in that second and just thank God we were alive and perfectly and still going for walks all-around.”
Equally girls complained of sore necks and complications from the whiplash right after the accident. These who noticed Dixon’s totaled vehicle were being grateful all those were being their only indicators.
“It was unbelievable,” Sacoco said. “I can not believe that they had been in a position to go out there and play ball and lead us to a victory.”
The upcoming working day, Locklear and Dixon stayed chaotic by coaching their parks and recreation 11-12 age workforce, the Girl Hoopers, to a victory.
“And we experienced research that weekend way too,” Locklear reported with a giggle. “We experienced a whole lot heading on.”
