Valley girls lose to Nazareth 40-39 in region quarterfinal

PLAINVIEW– Maybe it was mystique, maybe it was luck, or maybe something else altogether, but it explains why the Nazareth Swiftettes are returning to their usual place in the Region I-1A tournament. In what figured to be a hard-fought game in Tuesday night’s Class 1A region quarterfinal against Valley, Nazareth saw a five-point lead melt down to one in the final 20 seconds. Despite mishandling…