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Freshmen bring promising future to basketball team
from December 2014
by Le Journal
Franchise Freshmen The basketball team has high hopes for the season and looks to talented freshmen to help achieve those goals. freshmen’s talents will help to add depth to the team, especially on the bench, something that was lacking from the team last year. Keane said that last year’s team often relied on one person to score points and step up in important moments. “Last year we weren’t as deep of a team talentAMAYA “I’m looking forward to uniting and playing as one.” ADAMS BY RACHEL ERGOVICH wise, and we would have a couple of players playing REPORTER most of the game for varsity,” Keane said. “[This
After four long days of basketball tryouts, the year] it’s going to be more of a team effort.” wait was finally over. The girls trying out for the basketball team would finally know if they made Head Coach Jared Pitts also believes that the freshmen will have a positive impact on the AFTON the JV or Varsity team. Butterflies fluttered in the stomachs of some girls as they anxiously awaited the news. Many of the girls heard good news, team because they are very competitive and have played basketball for many years. He thinks that they will have significant roles on the team as they “I’m looking FENNEWALD especially for a large number of freshmen. begin playing games and that they will all have forward to having
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Freshmen Amaya Adams and Sarah Totta the opportunity to have a considerable amount a good season and are on varsity. While, Meghan Frerking, Afton of playing time. Even though the team is shorter improving.” Fennewald, Maddie Young and Mariah Lynn are than last year’s team, they make up for that in their on JV. quickness.
Many of the freshmen have played basketball “I think we’ll be able to get up and down the from a young age, and most of them have also played on competitive teams. Adams, Totta, floor and apply a little bit more pressure than we have in years past,” Pitts said. “I think we’ll end up MEGHAN Frerking, Fennewald and Lynn all play on the same having a very good season because of it.” FRERKING competitive team, Boost Impact, and even though they aren’t an official Amateur Athletic Union team, they compete in AAU tournaments. The girls and coaches all share common goals for the season, the largest of which is winning the state championship. Other than state, the “I’m looking forward to playing in the STA
They feel that their experience playing biggest point of emphasis will be on improving games.” together will benefit them during the high school their abilities as basketball players. Even though season because they know how each other plays they want to improve individually the biggest and they feel that it will relieve some pressure when focus is improving as a team and becoming more it comes to the chemistry aspect of the game. competitive as a group, both in practice and in “We know what [the other girls are] going to do before they do it,” Adams said. Junior Camille Keane believes that the games. “Our goal for every year is to win state,” Pitts said. “But most importantly I think it’s for the MARIAH LYNN freshmen will have a major impact this year. She girls to have a great experience playing basketball, “I’m looking forward to isn’t sure how many will play on varsity because of having fun while they do it but also being as gaining experience in a their inexperience in high school games, but she thinks that they could be assets to the team. The competitive and prepared as we can [be for] each and every game.” high school setting.”
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From left to right: freshmen Meghan Frerking, Afton Fennewald, Maddie Young, Mariah Lynn, Amaya Adams and Sarah Totta. Before practice the girls stood waiting for team pictures, each excited for the season to finally start. (Photo by Rachel Ergovich)
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