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Winter Sports Preview: Athletic Backcourt Looks to Propel Girls basketball

By Staff, 10/10/19, 8:30AM CDT

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Raider Guard Sydney Jackson

Girls Basketball Pre-Season Preview

Coach:  Crystal Flint (2nd Year)

Last season record : 14-14 overall; 9-7 conference

 

Last season section/state results: 

Lost in the Section 4AAAA Quarterfinals to White Bear Lake

 

2019-20 Section: 4AAAA

 

Conference: Suburban East

 

Top teams in section:  Stillwater and White Bear Lake

 

Key losses to graduation: 

Frannie Hottinger ’19 (Playing D1 Basketball at Lehigh) 

Paige Goaley ’19 (Playing D1 Soccer at North Dakota State), 

Maria Bedford ’19

 

Key returning players this year:

Sydney Jackson ’20

 Audrey Martinez-Stewart ’21

Ana Cullen ’20

 

Key additions to this year’s team:

Takara Mason ’21

 Anna Caruso ’22

Tootie Lewis ’23

 

Top games this upcoming season:

Como Park (January 20)

Defending Class AAA Champion DeLaSalle (February 15)

Class AAAA Runner Up Stillwater (December 10, January 28)

 

New coaches this season:

Brianna Edwards - JV Coach 

Jay Wells - Strength & Conditioning Coach 

 

Team Expectations:

“We are excited about the athleticism that we will have this year,” said oach Crystal Flint. “Although we will have a lot of youth and new faces, we will have one of the quickest backcourts in the state in Sydney Jackson and Audrey Martinez Stewart.” Flint added, “ We also will have more balanced scoring and many that can contribute.”  Newcomer Takara Mason is regarded as one of the best guards in the state for the Class of 2021.

Twitter handle@CDHCoach