There appears to be more depth in the Community R-6 girls basketball program this year.
The Lady Trojans have won eight games so far this summer, including four last week on their home court …
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There appears to be more depth in the Community R-6 girls basketball program this year.
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The Lady Trojans have won eight games so far this summer, including four last week on their home court across two shootout days on June 10 and 12. Fifteen girls have logged minutes during a busy summer.
Head coach Bob Curtis said Community has been able to pick up victories in Carrollton, Higbee and on its home floor. Last week, the Lady Trojans beat Wellsville-Middletown and Madison on June 10 and defeated Mark Twain and Bowling Green on June 12.
“The exciting thing is, when we practice, we have 15 girls,” Curtis said. “We have six freshmen. We have a very veteran senior group that has been out on the court and is battle-tested. We’ve got some depth.”
Curtis said he has seen good minutes from freshmen Natali Sommer, Kaytlynn Arens, Maci Pointdexter, Ana McLeod, Bailey Miller and Hailey Schmidt. Sophia Fennewald, Gabby Knipfel and Myla Carroll are the returning sophomores.
Point guard Peyton Beamer leads the veteran group. Jocelyn Curtis and Kat Meyer have been Community’s other top scoring options. Chloe Johnson, Adriana Woodson and Lydia Hoyt round out the Lady Trojans’ top six and all have done well filling their respective roles.
Having this many girls to run on the court has defensive advantages, according to Curtis. Fatigue shouldn’t be as much of a factor and has led to more aggressive defense this summer.
“With the depth that we have, we can get a little more tired and gamble a little bit more in the full court,” Curtis said. “That has been exciting and nice this summer. When we have everybody, if a kid gets in foul trouble, you can give them a little break and it allows us to do more defensively.”
Curtis said the defense has been there most nights, but like last season, he wants the offense to match. He said scoring at least 50 points with Community’s defense should turn into many wins.
“A lot of times, we shoot it and rebound and then shoot it and rebound it,” Curtis said. “We go to the glass and hit the glass hard, but we have to focus on putting the ball in the basket a little bit more and be a little more efficient.”
