Basketball

season is right around the corner and the basketball teams at Starr's

Mill are ready to go.

The Lady Panthers,

coached by Teresa Hobbs, are a very young team this year. The team has

one senior and will start three players who have had limited varsity experience.

"You don't

know how things will go until you play," said Hobbs. "We may

struggle early but we should get better and better as the season rolls

along." Hobbs also noted that the team is aggressive and players

have been picking up on things very quickly in practice. The Lady Panthers

start their season tomorrow in the Mt. Zion Thanksgiving Tournament.

The boys team

is almost the exact opposite. It has five returning players from last

year's squad and they are all seniors. The difference is they are under

new head coach Carl Thomas. Thomas coached in Perry, Ga., for 13 years

and is not bringing his team to a pre-season tournament.

"I expect

the seniors to be the backbone of the team," said Thomas. "It's

difficult for the kids who have played under a different system for their

entire high school career to change in their senior year, but they have

done real well so far."

The Starr's

Mill boys will kick off their season with a match against East Coweta

Nov. 20. at 7 p.m.

Back

to the Top of the Page Back

to the Sports Home Page