2015-16 Girls Basketball Sectional Preview

SOUTH KNOX LADY SPARTANS Record: 7-15 Coach: Hollie Anson-Eaves (18-30 in 2nd season at South Knox) Quote: "I'd like to think we've grown a lot since the beginning of the season. I've had a lot of girls step up" - Hollie Anson-Eaves ROSTER NO. NAME GR. HT. POS...

MITCHELL -- Eastern Greene coach Zack Stevens has described the 2015-16 season as an "Injury-plagued year" for the Lady Thunderbirds. But with injures starters Lauren Miller and Sydnee Skinner returning from injuries just in time for the last five regular-season games, the Lady Thunderbirds are finally healthy and eager to begin sectional play...

MITCHELL LADY BLUEJACKETS Record: 6-15 Coach: Matt Sowders (41-41 in 4th season at Mitchell, 90-116 in 10th season overall) Quote: "We know Eastern Greene is going to play aggressive defense and we'll have to take care of the basketball." We've got to contain them on offense and rebound." - Matt Sowders...

NORTH KNOX LADY WARRIORS Record: 18-5 Coach: Steve Meurer (119-77 in 8th season at North Knox, 262-173 in 20 seasons overall) Quote: "We feel like we're playing our best basketball of the year right now." - Steve Meurer ROSTER NO. NAME GR. HT. POS...

As he has done all year with his young and inexperienced Lady Miner squad, Linton-Stockton coach Jared Rehmel will rely on a mix of freshmen to go with several experienced upperclassmen as he takes his team into sectional play. Rehmel is 4-37 in his second season at the helm of the Linton-Stockton program. The Lady Miners finished the regular season 3-19 in another rebuilding year...

MITCHELL -- IHSAA girls basketball Class A Sectional 47 hosted by Mitchell High School includes area teams Eastern Greene and Linton-Stockton. Host Mitchell, two-time defending sectional champion North Knox and South Knox round out the five-team sectional field...

North Knox rolls into Class 2A Sectional 47 at Mitchell gunning for its third straight sectional crown. Is there anyone in the sectional field who can dethrone the Lady Warriors? For most observers who have seen North Knox play the past three seasons, the answer is an unqualified "No."...

CLAY CITY -- Shakamak has endured a rough season which saw them finish the regular season with a record of 4-18. The Lady Lakers have also been hit hard by the injury bug, as key players Kayla Gallagher and Hannah Smith were lost for the season with torn ACL's before Christmas break...

CLAY CITY -- Five Bloomfield players will be hoping for a repeat of what happened to them in October during another sectional on the court at Clay City. Seniors Kylee Moody, Emily Bucher and Meaghan Bond along with junior Felicity Graf and freshman Malea Toon helped lead the Lady Cardinals volleyball team to a sectional championship in the fall...

EMINENCE LADY EELS RECORD: 3-17 HEAD COACH: Noah Carpenter QUOTE: We played them (Clay City) earlier and they hung 90 on us. So we definitely have something to play for now, we don't want that to happen again. We gave up 80 points in four of our first six games, now we are keeping teams in the 50's/60's so if we can put some points on the board we will be better off...

CLAY CITY LADY EELS RECORD: 16-8 HEAD COACH: Chris Ames QUOTE: We are getting there. We have been up and down all season and we are just looking for that consistent play. Hopefully we can play tough for all four quarters, play smart and don't turn the ball over...

NORTH CENTRAL LADYBIRDS RECORD: 12-11 HEAD COACH: Joey Davidson QUOTE: I think we have a good shot at playing Saturday night, which is the goal. I like the way we are playing right now and anything can happen in tournament play. However we are going up against a great WRV team who is very well coached...

CLAY CITY -- For the past two season's, White River Valley has been the favorites at the Class A Sectional. The two-time defending sectional champions will have a different role this year at the Clay City Sectional, which is just fine by head coach Mark Graves...

CLAY CITY -- White River Valley enters the Class A Clay City Sectional as the two-time defending sectional champions, but it will be Bloomfield and host Clay City who will be considered the favorites this time around. The Lady Cardinals, who wrapped up the regular season with a No. ...

As we flip the calendar to February so begins the second season of high school basketball, on the girls side. The regular season brought us thrilling games, breakout performances, heart-breaking defeats, dazzling plays and devastating injuries. So what more can we expect to see this postseason?...