Wildcats open play at extremely tough North-East B

The Harlem boys basketball team has been to the Class B state basketball tournament for three straight years. While Harlem head coach Kyle Bigby admits that none of three previous divisional tournaments have been easy, he knows that getting to state in 2004 will be his team's most difficult venture yet.

The Wildcats will open the North-East B divisional tournament today in Malta against District 1B foe Fairfield.

"It is going to be a dogfight to get out of the divisional tournament," Bigby said. "There are a lot of great teams in this tournament and there will be no easy games for anyone this...