Girls Basketball: Shooting for the Stars

Coming off of a 13-9 (win-lose) streak last year, the Kennedy Girls Basketball Team prepares for their upcoming season. Since two of their top-scoring players graduated, the girls must work together this season to continue their success. 

Seniors Addy Alber and Kaliyah Sain were the team’s top contributors. Alber scored a total of 208 points and 175 rebounds while Sain scored 463 points with 133 rebounds. To fill those roles, the team has been focusing on those skills during practices. 

“We expect multiple girls to step up and start scoring more points per game plus getting more rebounds,” co-coach Madison Parker said. 

Players to watch for this season are seniors Kyla Wright, Sidney and Addison Swartzendruber and juniors Ella Moser and Lexi Moore. Wright and the Swartzendrubers are powerful additions on defense. 

“My goal this season is to break the three-point record here at Kennedy,” Moser said. “I would like to average 18 points per game and be the metro player of the year.”

Moser and Moore bring strong offensive skills that will give Kennedy the advantage in the overall game. 

“We’re really excited,” Parker said. “They’re gonna cause a lot of issues on the defensive end.”