Greenwood looks forward to the input of five veterans, from left, sophomore Anna Pritchett, senior Ashley Buster, sophomore Quinn Kelly, junior Jenna Sawyers and junior Brooklyn Stubblefield.
GREENWOOD (4A, 4-19) – Coach Justin Bennett returns for second season … third coach in four seasons … Woodmen hoping for continuity … jitters in opening game against Bloomington North … then barely lost to Greenfield and New Palestine … starters: senior 5-3 guard Ashley Buster with backcourt partners; 5-8 junior Brooklyn Stubblefield, recovered from injury, and 5-4 soph Anna Pritchett, 5-9 junior forward Jenna Sawyer and 6-0 soph forward Quinn Kelly … depth comes from juniors, 5-10 Kiley Hankenhoff and JV grad 5-7 Ayesha Campbell plus freshmen Emily Metzer and Ella Stivers … senior Tyra Atkins new, too … junior Kiersten Powell suffered ankle injury in opener … continuity in coaching a big plus … dropped sectional opener three straight years.
Coach’s comments: “We’ve had a good summer with these girls, working on our skills and athleticism and growing as a team. Our chemistry is a lot better than last year. This group loves playing together. We had injuries that hurt us, but we became so much better near the end of the season. We pushed Franklin in the sectional because we were healthy. We want to be aggressive but want to play smart. Our help-side defense needs to be better. We want to share the basketball and work hard on offense. We have plenty of shooters and a lot of versatility. We’re not tall at all so we’ll play some position-less basketball on offense and mix up our defenses. Continuity was a question mark last year, but it isn’t any longer.”
Coach’s comments: “We’ve had a good summer with these girls, working on our skills and athleticism and growing as a team. Our chemistry is a lot better than last year. This group loves playing together. We had injuries that hurt us, but we became so much better near the end of the season. We pushed Franklin in the sectional because we were healthy. We want to be aggressive but want to play smart. Our help-side defense needs to be better. We want to share the basketball and work hard on offense. We have plenty of shooters and a lot of versatility. We’re not tall at all so we’ll play some position-less basketball on offense and mix up our defenses. Continuity was a question mark last year, but it isn’t any longer.”
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