MCP Winter Sports Preview

2019

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Alexia Estrada and Sydney Killion. Kennedy said the key for his team to be successful is their ability to score on a consistent basis. "The main thing for us is our shoot- ing and being able to get the ball in the hole,"Kennedy said. "That comes with being able to execute offenses and getting good shots and shooting the ball fundamentally the right way. That's the key to us being a very successful team." Kennedy said he hopes his defense can create some scoring opportunities. "We hustle as good as anybody," Kennedy said. "We get after it as well as anybody. It's one of the things I haven't had to worry about since I have been here. We want to be more aggressive on defense this year and get out in the pass- ing lanes and create some turnovers.." Another way to possibly help out scoring is playing at a faster tempo this year, Kennedy said. "We are trying to get the ball up and down the floor a little bit more this year," Kennedy said. "I think we have grown and figured each other out and the kids have figured me out. That is something we did this summer and hopefully that will carry on into the season. We want to use our quickness since we are lacking in size." With seven returning lettermen plus newcomers in sophomores Kloe Myers and Abigail Wiseman and freshman Samara Smith, Kennedy said he has the versatility to move people around. "We can put people in two or three different spots and that is going to help us be successful," Kennedy said. "We have good depth and that will allow us to move people around to where they can help us the most." The Lady Mustangs open the season with back-to-back tournaments. The first is at Carl Junction from Dec. 2-6 followed by the Lady Eagle Classic in Joplin from Dec. 12-14. McDonald County's home opener is set for Dec. 19 against Carthage. Their first game in the West Division of the Big 8 Conference is not until Jan. 17 at Seneca. Thursday, November 28, 2019 McDonald County Press 5C W i n t e r S p o r t p r e v i e W CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4C LADY MUSTANGS: Season Opens With Tournament Play RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS The McDonald County High School 2019 junior varsity girls basketball team. PHOTO/MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS McDonald County High School's Kristen Penn (center) holds off two defenders.

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