The Southsider Voice
Visit us at these places!
  • Home
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • Sports
    • Car Nutz
    • Stilley Goes Trackside
    • Southside Deaths
    • Personal Recollections
    • Reminiscing
  • About the Voice
  • Advertising
  • Contact
  • Newspaper Archive
  • Classifieds

New Manual coach basing everything on family and commitment

11/8/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
Manual is back with four seniors: returning leading scorer Latonay Shropshire, Z’lisia Hankston, point guard Alexis Westerfield and Makyla Livers. The foursome combined last year for more than 30 points and 20 rebounds per game.
PictureFirst-year Manual coach Marques Gibson and first-year assistant coach Adriana Williams, who was a small college All-American player at Berea (Ky.) College, help guide the Redskins this season with veteran assistant Martin Sam (not pictured).
MANUAL (3A, 12-11) – Coach Jaques Gibson succeeds Jim Sturgeon (three years, 41-34) … defending Greater Indianapolis Conference champs … graduated standouts Brianna Debolt, 12.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and Azure Shotwell, 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds … high player commitment … eight returnees, led by seniors, 5-6 wing Latonay Shropshire (12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds), 5-8 Z’lisia Hankston (7.8 points, 8.2 rebounds), and 5-4 floor general Alexis Westerfield (6.8 points, 3.7 assists) … 5-10 senior  Makyla Livers (4.9 rebounds) force in middle … juniors Asia Douglas, defensive ace Jada Taylor, Cassie Warren and promising soph Kalesha Livers got minutes last year … newcomers 5-4 senior Madison Duncan, junior Willquasha Hankston-Terry and 5-9 soph Favour Ogundipe will play … at Lutheran, Nov. 20.

Coach’s comments: “We’re excited. We’re basing everything on family and commitment. We have good leadership and our seniors understand the game. We want to play a fundamental game at a fast pace. We have some scorers too. We need to play consistently. The girls are learning a new system. We have a lot of moving pieces. By late season I want our team to look like one and execute at a high level, everybody moves without the ball; defensively, to limit teams to only one possession. I’m looking forward to growing the program with these girls.”

Picture
A mix of returnees and newcomers give rise to Manual’s goal of defending its Greater Indianapolis Conference championship. Players are (front, from left) Willquasha Hankston-Terry, point guard Kalesha Livers; (back) 5-9 forward Favour Ogundipe, Cassie Warren, Jada Taylor and Asia Douglas.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    February 2021
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014

    RSS Feed

 DROP OFF: The Toy Drop 6025 Madison Ave., Suite D
Indianapolis, IN  46227  |  317-781-0023
MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 17187, Indianapolis, IN 46217

ads@southsidervoice.com | news@southsidervoice.com
Website by IndyTeleData, Inc.