GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS: The Courier News preseason Top 10 Tuesday, the team the Warriors upset in last year’s TOC semifinals. That’s a lesson they might learn in their opener, as Franklin visits two-time defending Non-Public B state champion Rutgers Prep at 5:30 p.m. The young club might not also realize that while they took the state by surprise last year, this time around they’ll be playing with a giant target on their backs. The hope is that by the time tournament season rolls around, the team has at least learned to trust each other. Taylor said although her team certainly gained a lot from last year’s experience, they’re still young and prone to youthful mistakes and she expects her team to have the same kind of ups and downs it did last year, like being upset in the county semifinals. Keona Schenck and Kennady Schenck, whose buzzer beater sent the Warriors over Manasquan in the TOC final last March, return for their sophomore campaign, giving Franklin two more speedy options on the perimeter. Grey, a four-year letterwinner who averaged 10 points per game last year, also returns, as does Tiana Jackson. Miller return to lead the way after averaging 18 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, earning a first-team All-Area nod. Kiersten McCloud will get the first shot at filling the void, rotating in when her coach opts to go big, and although Taylor said the while McCloud has the grit, she doesn’t possess her predecessor’s size. Franklin will not only miss her size and leadership, but also the trust the speedy, young Warriors had in her to clean up any mistakes down low. Losing Davis-Campbell does leave a void in the middle, where the 6-footer collected 7.2 rebounds per game, adding 10 points per contest. Now, although they graduated just one starter in third-team All-Area forward Monique Davis-Campbell, the Warriors know improving on last year is impossible, and that’s not the intent, Taylor said, although the goal remains. Outlook: How can the Warriors possibly top last year? Franklin shocked the state a year ago, taking a team stocked, mostly, with underclassmen to a Tournament of Champions title. Roster: Diamond Miller (Jr., G, 6-3), Camille Gray (Sr., G, 5-11), Tiana Jackson (Jr., G, 5-8), Keona Schenck (So., G, 5-5), Kennady Schenck (So., G, 5-5), Kiersten McCloud (Sr., F, 5-9), Serena Jackson (Jr., C, 6-0), Kiara McCloud (Sr., G, 5-7), Bray feels his team also has strong depth, with Weidele, Wong and Alkhafji giving the club a strong bench.
Tribel will be the work horse, moving around the sets, while Ball and Hasanaj providing defensive pressure.
Wolak and Hawthorne will be counted on in the post, while Fox, Kowall and Liston will be the primary ball handlers and outside shooters. Bray said his team’s success will depend on developing a balance on offense and its effectiveness playing pressure defense, a tact that served BR well down the stretch last season. All six are in the mix for starting minutes this season, as are Liston and Hasnaj.
The Panthers return a core nucleus of Ball, Hawthorne, Wolak, Fox, Tribal and Kowal, all of whom started or saw significant minutes off the bench last season. The Bridgewater-Raritan West HS graduate inherits a team that could be poised for a huge year, losing just one player to graduation a season after going to the North 2 Group IV final, upsetting Watchung Hills on the road in last year’s quarterfinals, before succumbing to eventual TOC champ Franklin. Outlook: Bray, who has guided the Bridgewater-Raritan football team for the past 11 seasons, taking the Panthers to the past three state sectional finals, takes over the girls basketball program from Dorcas Miller after nine years, after serving as the BR girls freshman coach for the past 14 seasons. Roster: Teresa Wolak (Sr., C), Jordyn Hawthorne (Sr., F), Kristin Tribel (Sr., G), Keiko Fox (Sr., G), Claire Liston (Sr., G), Diza Hasanaj (Sr., F), Katie Kowal (Jr., G), Meghan Ball (Jr., F), Seraphina Wong (Sr., G), Deanna Weidle (Sr., G), Leena Alkhafji (Sr., G), Heather Stires (Jr., C), Kelly Reid (Jr., F), Alisa Hasanaj (Jr., F).
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