Frisco League Discussion
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Spencer is a Junior from Iberia, I think her number was 21, Becker is from Crocker, number 33, I think.
Again, I'm going off what I have seen, some teams I see more than others. I rarely am able to see teams south of I-44, but just kind of going off of Licking's reputation and being able to see them at the Final 4 last year.
Holzer must have been the assistant for the boys at Dixon. Is he bringing the run and gun style the Bulldogs play to the Plato girls?
I recently heard that Brookshire girl from Newburg has moved, or is moving, to Rolla. That will leave a role that will be hard for Newburg to fill. Newburg has some talent coming up in the next few years, but none of the younger girls will be there until at least next year. If Brookshire leaves, Newburg will have a tough time absorbing the impact and could put them finishing toward the middle of the pack. Rolla is already heavy handed in guards, so I’m not sure she would benefit them as much as it would hurt Newburg.
Are there any Freshman entering the league that will make a big difference for their team? Who has the best Freshman class?
If everyone plays, Licking should have a really good freshman class. Crocker had a large 8th grade group if memory serves correctly, and they had some success last year. As far as impact freshmen, I'm not sure. I think most of the teams have established players coming back, so I don't know if there's opportunity for making a big impact. As far as those with opportunity to play a lot, I think Halley from Iberia, because of her size, and possibly the third Rice girl at Laquey. If there are any 9th graders at Dixon and Newburg, they might have an opportunity to play due to lack of numbers.
Licking has a 5-11 freshman guard that will have an immediate impact. That group won the Frisco League Tourney in 8th grade. Iberia's freshman will also have a huge impact with her size. The good newburg jr high girls are a year younger. Dixon didn't have any incoming freshman.
I think she will have the opportunity to play, but it's hard to step in and play against varsity teams from 8th grade, so as far as HUGE impact, I don't know. Not to mention, I think Iberia brings a lot of girls back, so how she fits in with what is coming back is also important. Being that big in junior high is one thing, in high school, it's a whole different animal. Especially if she plays inside, because she will be dependent on others getting the ball to her, or rebounding. The guard from Licking might have a better opportunity since she is used to creating for herself, at least somewhat. Same thing with the girl from Laquey. She is a guard-type, so she will have the ball in her hands, in theory, more. That's not even talking about how I think someone earlier on here talked about the Todd girl from Plato getting frozen out by the upperclassmen last year. Depending on how successful these girls are early, that is always something that may have to be taken into consideration.
Frisco All defensive Team
G--Affolter soph Newburg
G--Cole Jr Richland
G--Sullins Jr Licking
G-Holland Sr Licking
F-Hubbs Sr Stoutland
G--Wall Sr Crocker
G--Affolter soph Newburg
G--Cole Jr Richland
G--Sullins Jr Licking
G-Holland Sr Licking
F-Hubbs Sr Stoutland
G--Wall Sr Crocker
Affolter is the dark haired sophomore. I heard Holland maybe had offer from Evangal but not even sure if that is true?
Just curious, but what are you basing this off of since 5 of the 6 players on here play zone defense?
Deflections, steals, blocked shots, defensive rebounds, charges taken. It's not 1980. They aren't playing a stationary 23 with everyone in the paint turning like a lighthouse as the ball is passed around.
Wasn't trying to disparage your list, I was just trying to figure out your criteria. People look at things differently.
You hit the nail on the head with this list, especially the first three. Affolter, Cole, and Holland play exceptional defense and all read the passer very well. They all three probably averaged more than 5 steals per game. The only downfall I see with Affolter and Cole is that their aggressiveness can and will get them in foul trouble. And neither of their teams have the luxury of allowing them to sit on the bench. Holland can sit out and Licking has enough personnel to deal with it. When Affolter and Cole sit the bench, Newburg and Richland struggle.
Anyone heard anything on Dixon? Do they think they will have enough for a team? Thought there was some talk earlier about them struggling to have enough.
Also, any impact transfers anywhere in or out?
Obviously the biggest transfers will be how quickly the teams adapt to their new coach and their philosophies with 5 of 9 coaches being new. I think Stoutland's transition from a zone to what I would think would be man principles will be an interesting storyline.
Also, any impact transfers anywhere in or out?
Obviously the biggest transfers will be how quickly the teams adapt to their new coach and their philosophies with 5 of 9 coaches being new. I think Stoutland's transition from a zone to what I would think would be man principles will be an interesting storyline.
Only one of the Newburg jr high girls is an 8th grader, the other is a 7th grader
I was curious about this. Is there a person on each team that they cannot afford to lose for long periods of time? Would Licking's depth allow them to withstand a long absence by Holland? Is it Cole or Moss that Richland can't afford to lose? What about the other teams? I think for Newburg it would have to be Affolter. Just something else to talk about until the season starts in about 50 days...
Licking is still pretty tough even with Holland on the bench. Their bench is deep enough and talented enough to withstand Holland’s absence. But don’t get me wrong, they’re a much better team when she’s on the floor.
Richland has two really good players in Moss and Cole. Moss has the advantage when it comes to long range shooting. She might’ve even outscored Cole last season in overall scoring, but when it comes to aggressiveness and hard-nosed defense, I’d have to give the edge to Cole. There’s nobody on the Richland team that can make up for her absence, especially on the defensive end. Richland would have a hard time competing without either one of these girls.
Newburg will totally fall apart without Affolter on the floor. She’s not a very big girl, but she plays much bigger than she is. Newburg probably wouldn’t miss her as much on the offensive end as they would on the defensive end. She’s like Cole, very hard nosed and aggressive on defense. If memory serves me correctly, while playing Richland in the Frisco Tournament last season, she had 4 fouls before halftime. Newburg’s coach had no alternative but to play her the entire game. Newburg came away with the win and I don’t believe she fouled again the entire game. I could be wrong; she might’ve fouled out at the end. Cole was also in foul trouble early in this game, but coach Parker sat her out. Had he continued to play her like Newburg’s coach played Affolter, the game might’ve had a different outcome.
As for other key players, Sinclaire from Dixon is by far their only hope for success. The only thing more important than her this season is numbers. I’ve heard from several people that they might be hard pressed to even pull a team of five together. What a shame!
Speaking of numbers, it surprised me for Newburg girls to have so few the past couple seasons, especially given the success of that program, basically since it’s inception. Newburg girls basketball has always seemed to be very successful and one would think the younger girls would want to keep that alive, but from the looks of their numbers, maybe not. Maybe kids just don’t want to participate in sports like they used to. I mean Dixon is a class 3 school. Looks like it would be easy to find enough for a team, but maybe not. Class 3 Dixon can’t and class 1 Newburg can’t. I guess it has nothing to do with school population. Sorry to get off topic in this reply, but it looks like nobody in Frisco can compete with Newburg’s junior high girls team. I see they’ve blown out everyone they’ve played. So maybe Newburg will get a bump in their numbers in the coming years.
I don't think they do. I don't know if St. James plays their Jr. High schedule in the fall like all of the Frisco schools except Licking. Speaking of that. Anyone else think that since Licking chooses to play their season in the winter like their high school team that they shouldn't be allowed to play in the Junior High Tournament? Just another question to throw out there, I guess.
I agree with your assessment here. I have heard that Licking may not have the numbers they have had in the past, also have heard that Newburg has had an influx of players at the high school level and I think they have a big group of 6th graders who are playing this year. So numbers should be up for them. I don't know if the previous coach had anything to do with that. Dixon not being able to field a team would be a shame. A Class 3 school should not struggle to find players. Again, I wonder if it has anything to do with the coach. It will be interesting to see if Newburg's team will be playing against Licking in the Tournament to see if they can be beaten. I also wonder how many players Richland will have. Good insights! Can't wait for the season to start!
Well, since practices have begun, anyone have any information about the teams? Number of players? Transfers in/out? Since the season starts in a couple weeks, thought it might be a good idea to get this thread going again.
Dixon has at least 5 and at most 7. They will have a stud, a shooter, 2 decent role players and who ever they talked into playing ball.
Dixon was seeded 8th in the frisco last year and finished 4th in regular season. Their coach should have been coach of the year for that feat.
Dixon was seeded 8th in the frisco last year and finished 4th in regular season. Their coach should have been coach of the year for that feat.
Those are all of the players they have? I don't see how you finish a season with that number.
If I'm not mistaken, Dixon only had 9 last year and Newburg only had 7 or 8. It can be done, but it takes a lot of luck as far as health is concerned.
Frisco League tourney should seed soon. Heard a decent guard at Crocker is focusing on Softball. True or false?
Is Notorious Steve Guffey back on the sidelines in 2021 at Newburg?
Is Notorious Steve Guffey back on the sidelines in 2021 at Newburg?
Would that mean that the new Head Coach will only be there a year? Or he would come back as her assistant?
He would have to resign his post, school board members can’t be an employee of the district.
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