Of the many ways he could have described his team, one word came to mind for Evergreen coach Jeremy Starks.
“We’re fighters,” he said.
The Plainsmen sport a young roster after losing six players from a team that went 6-4 in league and finished tied for second last season. Their roster, which contains four seniors, is led by do-it-all junior guard Ahna Burney.
Burney was named to the second team all-league list as a sophomore.
“She definitely has that skillset,” Starks said. “We’re trying to get all girls to become leaders.”
Junior point guard Keyonnah Kirkland, who missed last season recovering from spinal surgery, has been tasked with a bigger role this season.
“I really want to see what she does,” Starks said. “How much she can actually handle, we want to bring her along, she can be a major contributor, especially when league starts.”
