The girl’s basketball team wrapped up another season last month, with an overall record of 7-15. Although the season may not have gone as well as they hoped, the Titans still won their winter tournament and grew both as athletes and as friends.

This season, in particular, the team had a lot of incoming freshmen and head coach Cornelius Nesbit described how that youth and inexperience put them at a disadvantage.

“I thought we could have won some more games and really been in contention for a playoff spot,” he said. “We also were realistic that the teams in our section were senior-laden teams, so the inconsistency sometimes came into play during those close basketball games.”

Despite the inconsistencies, the younger players still exhibited growth and gained experience. This gives the team great optimism moving into their off-season workouts.

As mentioned earlier, the team won the St. Joe’s Christmas tournament, held at Riverview High School and St Joseph High School. During this tournament, the team was able to play more of their younger players to see how they do against varsity competition. They also got to see what combination of players played well together.

“During the winter tournament I felt like everything with the team was clicking and we executed the plays very well. I had so much fun playing and it felt great to see that rewarded with a win,” junior Bethany Rodman said.

The only senior on the team, Ella Katona, wanted to focus on the positive aspects from the season.

“I think our best success was our overall growth as a team in our basketball skills and our friendships. Personally, I have grown a lot more in the sport as well. Though I was sick with COVID, our team won the winter tournament, which was very exciting for them,” she said.

As the only senior, Katona was the focus of Senior Night for which she was very appreciative.

“I have been a part of all the other senior nights and it was very surreal when it finally came to be my turn. It was an amazing experience,” she said. “I couldn’t be more proud of how hard we played and fought as a team. We had a difficult season last year with COVID and with a lot of incoming freshmen this year, but I think we did really well and it will just continue to get better with that group in the upcoming seasons,” Katona said.