Greenwood seniors Bailee Taft, Kristen Whobrey and Sarah DeCastro provide new coach Justin Bennett with savvy and speed. Taft is the leading scorer among this season’s returnees
Greenwood’s new coach, Justin Bennett, formerly coached at Marshall and Tri-West. GREENWOOD (4A, 11-13) – Justin Bennett becomes third coach in four years … only two winning seasons since 2012 …wants up-tempo play … graduation losses included All-Johnson County Leah Moore (14.9 points, 6.3 rebounds) … savvy backcourt returnees are underrated senior Bailee Taft (9.1 points), tenacious defender/ sophomore Brooklyn Stubblefield (8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds) and junior shooter Ashley Buster … senior wing Kristen Whobrey and 5-10 sophomore forward Jenna Snyder add spark … newcomers 5-6 Kyra Adkins and 6-0 Kiley Hankenhoff must develop early … 5-5 senior Sarah DeCastro back after year’s absence … fast-paced offense and changing defenses … rebounding a big question … home games Friday against Herron and Saturday against Seymour.
Coach’s comments: “This is a great fit. We have a lot of girls who understand the game and can play. We have a good mix of young and veteran girls. We have defensive tenacity. We will have to play up-tempo, and we have a lot of players who can play multiple positions. We want each player to be a threat to score. They seem to enjoy playing that style. We want to get after people. These kids like being the underdog, and I think they can play with anyone in the conference (Mid-State). I think this year will really be fun.”
Coach’s comments: “This is a great fit. We have a lot of girls who understand the game and can play. We have a good mix of young and veteran girls. We have defensive tenacity. We will have to play up-tempo, and we have a lot of players who can play multiple positions. We want each player to be a threat to score. They seem to enjoy playing that style. We want to get after people. These kids like being the underdog, and I think they can play with anyone in the conference (Mid-State). I think this year will really be fun.”
Greenwood sophomores Brooklyn Stubblefield and Jenna Snyder and junior Ashley Buster are returning to the hardwood this season.
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