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The 2018-2019 McDonald County High School freshman girls basketball team. Front row, left to right: Kathryn Scott, Madison Grider, Ebenee Munoz, Alexes
Gidcumb and Kloe Myers. Back row: Kylie Meador, Faith Leach, Shye Hardin, Haley Mick, Abigail Wiseman, Adasyn Leach, Leslie Reams, coach Chris Kennedy, coach Sarah
Holz and coach Joel McDuffey.
a game, while Santillan and Wilson were
not far back in the balanced offense at
7.4 and 6.6, respectively.
Seniors Alexa Kitlen and Mattie
Leach, along with underclassmen Lily
Allman and Alexia Estrada, return this
year after not playing last year, while 6-1
sophomore Mollie Milleson gives the
Lady Mustangs an inside force.
"The upperclassmen need to step in
as leaders," Kennedy said. "We need
them to lead on and off the court as
well as in the classroom. I feel we have
a good mix of kids that will do that and
make our team thrive."
Kennedy said he began his duties this
past summer and got to know the girls
and their abilities.
"This summer I learned we can move
the ball up and down the court at a good
tempo, which is what we would like to
"The players will have to
buy into a new system and all
the other things that come with
a coaching change. The whole
system will be changed —
from how we dress to how we
practice, to what offenses and
defenses we will use."
CHRIS KENNEDY
McDonald County Girls Basketball coach
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