Good start to season
Basketball season tipped off in a big way Tuesday in Union County. Parkers Chapel's girls edged Norphlet 67-64 in a season opener that had postseason atmosphere.
The Lady Trojans have big dreams this season and showed enough heart to make some of those dreams come true, rallying from a 9-point deficit in the second half.
Junior center Savanna Langston is a bonafide high school "STAR" now. She's being recruited by big-named college programs and is known throughout the state. We'll see if she can handle the expectations that come with being a top recruit on a game-in, game-out basis. She's not off to a bad start after scoring 31 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
If Parkers Chapel thinks it can compete on a state level, perhaps Norphlet proved it can as well. With the addition of the Willis twins from Strong to go along with Kyia Williams, the Lady Leopards have as athletic and talented a backcourt as you'll see in this part of the state.
With the exception of depth, which neither team showed in the opener, I like both of these squads. Depth will come later, or at least it better. If each team can find three girls who can contribute a few minutes off the bench, I might have a difficult decision as to who to follow in the state tournament.
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Speaking of high school hoops, Emilee Scroggins, daughter of Lee Scroggins, appears to be recovered nicely from the illness that kept her out of most of last season. She scored 21 points with six rebounds and four steals in Cutter Morning Star's 57-38 win over Poyen.
While on the subject of Scroggins, I'll try to keep track of Lee Scroggins and Brad Slatton, both of whom stepped off the sideline and into adminstration this year.
If they haven't gotten the itch to coach again, yet, it's only a matter of time.
The Lady Trojans have big dreams this season and showed enough heart to make some of those dreams come true, rallying from a 9-point deficit in the second half.
Junior center Savanna Langston is a bonafide high school "STAR" now. She's being recruited by big-named college programs and is known throughout the state. We'll see if she can handle the expectations that come with being a top recruit on a game-in, game-out basis. She's not off to a bad start after scoring 31 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
If Parkers Chapel thinks it can compete on a state level, perhaps Norphlet proved it can as well. With the addition of the Willis twins from Strong to go along with Kyia Williams, the Lady Leopards have as athletic and talented a backcourt as you'll see in this part of the state.
With the exception of depth, which neither team showed in the opener, I like both of these squads. Depth will come later, or at least it better. If each team can find three girls who can contribute a few minutes off the bench, I might have a difficult decision as to who to follow in the state tournament.
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Speaking of high school hoops, Emilee Scroggins, daughter of Lee Scroggins, appears to be recovered nicely from the illness that kept her out of most of last season. She scored 21 points with six rebounds and four steals in Cutter Morning Star's 57-38 win over Poyen.
While on the subject of Scroggins, I'll try to keep track of Lee Scroggins and Brad Slatton, both of whom stepped off the sideline and into adminstration this year.
If they haven't gotten the itch to coach again, yet, it's only a matter of time.
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