South Gibson Star-Times

B-8 Winter Sports Preview Tuesday, November 23, 2021 South Gibson Star-Times YOU BELONG HERE LOCAL HELP IS AVAILABLE: • Complete your APPLICATION here • Complete your FAFSA here • Complete your ASSESSMENT here • Set CAREER COACHING appointment here • Set ADVISING appointments here • REGISTER for classes here • Attend traditional face-to-face CLASSES here ARE YOU INTERESTED IN STAYING LOCAL? We can help! Call (812) 385-8495 2431 S CRABTREE DRIVE, PRINCETON, IN PRINCETON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER YOUR LOCAL CONNECTION TO IVY TECH! SPRING 2022 Class Registration is OPEN! spot in the GSHS line-up this time around. Hart av- eraged 2.9 markers a con- test last year, while grab- bing 2.8 caroms a night. Seniors Loren Stoll (5'10" Wing) and Alex Holmes (5'9" Wing) round out the returning Lady Ti- tans for 2021-22. Stoll saw action in 15 outings last season, while Holmes ap- peared in 10 contests in 2020 -21. Both are expect- ed to see expanded roles in the Lady Titan fortunes this year. Without question, the 2021-22 hardwood cam- paign will have its chal- lenges. Nearly half (26 points a game) of the Gibson South- ern offense (54 points a night) from last year does not return, but those who do return, along with the newcomers to the Lady Titan Varsity Roster, give Brasher a group that he feels will make his team competitive each time they take the floor this year. "We again have a group that is very close, and in fact, in terms of sharing the basketball, I some- times think we share it too much," confided Brasher in Saturday's pre-season interview. "They work re- ally hard to get a great shot, not just a good shot, and at times, we pass up some very good scoring oppor- tunities. "They have really worked extra hard on the defensive end of the floor, and with us not being as big inside as we were last season, we really need to be very good defensively. "I do believe we will com- pete each and every time out, but our schedule from our non-conference to the PAC will be very tough. "We opened with Cas- tle, and our other non-con- ference opponents include Evansville Bosse, Vin- cennes Lincoln, North Har- rison, Evansville Memori- al, Vincennes Rivet and Evansville North, along with Indianapolis North Central and Springboro, Ohio, in a Christmas Hol- iday Tournament in India- napolis. "The Pocket Athlet- ic Conference (PAC) will again be loaded, with Washington, Heritage Hills, Tecumseh, and For- est Park, along with us be- ing in the top five, but all of the teams in the PAC are capable of beating you on any given night. "We have some spots to fill, without a doubt, but our team has really worked hard to prepare for this season, and in addition to our returning varsity play- ers, we have some very good players up from last year's junior varsity, along with 5'9" freshman Gabby Spink, who we think has the talent to contribute at the varsity level immedi- ately. "Junior Alexis Tucker (5'10") will need to give us positive playing minutes in the post, while junior Syd- ney Long (5'4" guard), ju- nior Maddie Kautzman (5'3" guard), and sopho- more Ally Malone (5'4" guard) all have the work ethic and ability to make us better with experience. "We played six to eight games this summer, which gave our players the oppor- tunity to work together and get comfortable in playing together, and our team worked with 100 young girls in our youth camp this summer—and I think both those experiences will help us immediately. "There is a saying that, 'If you want to learn, you have to teach,' and I be- lieve that our team work- ing with those young kids this summer helped each of our team members under- stand the game and our at- tempt at teaching them." The Lady Titans lost some very good basketball players to graduation from last year's team who will be very hard to replace, as players and as individuals who provided tremendous leadership. They have some very good basketball players re- turning from last season's great run. Now, they must push themselves to be even better on the floor this time around, but equally import- ant, this group must find replacements for the lead- ership lost. Coach Kyle Brasher be- lieves it is there. "We have set our goals high, and this group has worked very hard, both as individuals and as a team to be the very best," stated Brasher. "My job is to work every day to get each one of these young ladies to reach her potential, both on and off the playing floor, and if I can do that, the game day results will take care of it- self. "We are going to be a very young basketball team, but we have a good mix of returning veterans and newcomers. I believe we will be very competi- tive, and I know they will not leave anything on the floor in any game." Even though Brasher has set the bar high, he wouldn't have it any other way, and neither would any of his Lady Titans. They will compete. Brasher will see to that. I do believe we will compete each and every time out, but our schedule from our non- conference to the PAC will be very tough." – Coach Kyle Brasher BALL Continued from page 6

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