SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTOS BY AL STILLEY Five returning Center Grove Trojans are expected to play big roles: (from left) sophomore Cassidy Hardin, junior Emma Lemasters, senior Lauren Rau, junior Allison Utterback and junior Taylor Neff.
Center Grove coach Shawn Sanders is entering his seventh season with the team. CENTER GROVE (20-7) – Defending Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and sectional champions … seeking fourth straight winning season with seventh-year coach Shawn Sanders … must make up for loss of 36.8 points and 17.4 rebounds per game … graduated 6-4 Allie Line (volleyball at Illinois State), Rachel Wentland (Indiana State), sharpshooter Jessica Norris (Holy Cross-South Bend) and Bri Gliesmann (Rose-Hulman) … assist leader and 5-5 senior Lauren Rau returns with 5-9 sophomore shooter Cassidy Hardin (5.9 points per game) and juniors in 5-5 Allison Utterback (4.0 ppg) and 5-8 Emma Lemasters (2.5 ppg) … Rau being groomed as a scoring threat but also must be floor leader … underneath strength shared by juniors in 6-0 Sydney Woodmansee, 5-10 Taylor Neff, 5-10 Val Clark and 5-8 Madelyn Bitterling … dropped opener at Plainfield 64-39.
Coach’s comments: “We have to get used to not having the leadership of four seniors (graduated). When things got tough last year, the seniors were our leaders; they were our rock. Our inexperience will show early and we will struggle. We’re going to have some growing pains. We are guard heavy, but we do have some kids who can play. Honestly this is going to be a good team but it will take them a while to learn how to play together. We have solid pieces; we have good shooters, quickness, playmakers and a good bench.”
Coach’s comments: “We have to get used to not having the leadership of four seniors (graduated). When things got tough last year, the seniors were our leaders; they were our rock. Our inexperience will show early and we will struggle. We’re going to have some growing pains. We are guard heavy, but we do have some kids who can play. Honestly this is going to be a good team but it will take them a while to learn how to play together. We have solid pieces; we have good shooters, quickness, playmakers and a good bench.”
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