Lions Invitational

they called us pesky...

 ...but we're just getting started. The Lady Warriors played some great ball the past two days. We showed up at the Lions Invitational Tournament not really sure what the outcome would be. In the first round, our girls defeated Broadfording Christian 32-23. Defense was really tight and our Warriors rallied in the fourth quarter to pull out the win. Elizabeth Catoe had 8 points, Charity Poole 2, Rebecca Reifsnider ended the game as high scorer with 14 points and her sister, Sarah was right on her tail with 12 points

Last night, the Lady Warriors met St. Maria Goretti in the championship game. Goretti knocked off Faith Christian 70-11 on Monday night to make it to the final round. To say our Warriors were feeling like Gideon is an understatement. But they came out and gave Goretti a tough fight.

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The final score was Goretti 37, Frederick 22. Our high scorer of the night was Emily Pritt with 9 points, Charity Poole gave us 6 points and Rebecca Reifsnider and Krista Duke pulled in 3 and 2 respectively. Charity Poole was named to the tournament all star team. She had 10 rebounds and 4 steals during the championship game. 

Our Lady Warriors are now 1-1 and they're just getting warmed up! Great job coaches, great job ladies! Go Warriors!

Preseason

Getting Ready!

The Warriors have been working hard practicing and learning plays. Coach Barry, Coach John, Coach Phil and Coach Drew have delivered their playbooks to the girls and boys and the players are working on implementing them on the hardwoods. During practice the girls have been playing the boys in an attempt to work out some of the early season kinks. This is benefiting all of the teams. We've been blessed with some gym time at Fredericktowne Baptist Church and many of the players have been making good use of the optional practice time!

On November 20th the girl’s Varsity team played Mount Airy Christian Academy in a scrimmage at St. Michael’s. Our Warriors looked good on defense. Rebounding and passing kept us competitive. Several times during the scrimmage, Coach Barry hit the floor and huddled the girls for direct instruction.

It was a great tool for helping the players know just where to go and where to set up for defense and offense. During the game you could see players on the bench looking through their play books and making connections. On offense, the girls are still working on setting picks and executing options within the offense.

Thanks to all the parents and fans that cheered the Warriors on Thursday night.

This Monday and Tuesday the Varsity girls play in a tournament at Broadfording Christian Academy. Tip off Monday night was at 6:30pm in Hagerstown, MD. (an update to follow)

Clinic and Team Photo

workout

The fall basketball clinic just ended and many of the girls on the team attended. Each Thursday they would show up for a good old fashioned workout.

They practiced ball handling and dribbling. They worked on passing and throwing. The night of the last clinic, they played each other in a girl against girl scrimmage. Coach Phil Passarelli started the clinic as a way to get boys and girls introduced to basketball. He's done a great job because this year, the Warriors have 3 teams: a boy's middle school team, a girl's middle school team and a girl's varsity team. All of these teams had their beginnings at clinic. Coach Phil runs the clinic and this year, Coach Barry and Coach John helped him.

Now that clinic is over, it's time for team practice and the real work to begin. The teams have already started practicing. Regular practices are on Tuesday and Thursday. There will be additional practices on Mondays.

07-08 Warrior Team

The Warrior team from 07-08...some are returning and some are headed to the Varsity team. Returning players include: Emily P., Maggie Q., Kirsten B., Emily M., Katie F. and Joanna H. Headed to Varsity are: Jessica H., Krista D., Sarah R., Elizabeth C., Emily P., and Anna B. Coach Blickenstaff will head the Varsity squad. There are some new faces that will be appearing on the Middle School team....more to come on those Warriors.