River Valley girls basketball

RIVER VALLEY GIRLS

Last year’s record: 15-9 overall, 8-6 Mid Ohio Athletic Conference (tied for third in Red Division)

Key losses: Taylor Irey (2 points per game, 2 rebounds per game, 1 steal per game, 1 assist per game); Valeria Acuna (2 ppg., 2 rebs., 1 steal, 1 assist)

Key returnees: Senior Kendall Stuckman (14.5 ppg., 10 rebs., 1.8 assists, 3.5 steals, honorable mention All-Ohio); senior Elle Hempstead (3.5 ppg., 2.7 rebs., 1.1 assists, 2.1 steals); senior Taelor Rogers (0.5 ppg., 0.9 rebs.); senior Brie Axline (0.1 ppg., 0.5 rebs.); senior Alexis Reichardt (2.8 ppg., 1.2 rebs., 0.6 steals); junior Morgan Lott (14 ppg., 3 rebs., 3.7 assists, 4.2 steals, second team All-MOAC); junior Jensen Lewis (10.4 ppg., 4.1 rebs., 1.5 assists, 1.8 steals, honorable mention All-Central District); junior Christie Longo (6.3 ppg., 4.4 rebs., 1.2 steals)

Other key athletes: Sophomore Kylie Lang; sophomore Erica Hyre; sophomore Jaylynn Lewis; sophomore Mackenzie Warner; sophomore Kamryn Caudill

Keys to success: “We want to improve every day as we focus on serving as teammates. We want to compete for an MOAC Red title and make a tournament run. We’ll need to use our experience to lead our team to successes on and off the court, and we will need to rebound every possession and focus on every possession to execute and force opponents to play to our strengths. We are undersized again this year, but pretty athletic. We have quickness, speed and experience, and we will need to use that experience to build our confidence as we work toward our goals.” -- Head coach Tim Chiles (eighth season at River Valley, 69-87).

RIVER VALLEY GIRLS SCHEDULE

Nov. 20 Wynford

Nov. 24 Hartley

Nov. 27 at North Union

Dec. 1 Galion

Dec. 4 Marion Harding

Dec. 8 at Northmor

Dec. 11 at Jonathan Alder

Dec. 18 at Pleasant

Dec. 22 at Fairbanks

Dec. 30 Highland

Jan. 2 at Marion County Holiday Shootout (Elgin)

Jan. 5 Buckeye Valley

Jan. 8 North Union

Jan. 14 Elgin

Jan. 16 at Galion

Jan. 21 at Marion Harding

Jan. 23 Jonathan Alder

Jan. 30 Pleasant

Feb. 2 at Kenton

Feb. 6 Fairbanks

Feb. 11 at Cardington-Lincoln

Feb. 13 at Buckeye Valley