Well Badger fans, sorry its been a while since I last posted. I took some time off from the blog to rest up, plus, my day time job has kept me incredibly busy. Well, its the end of November that means the beginning of Badger basketball. I wanted to take this time to give you a small preview of Badger ball.
Boys-
Well, it seems like a million years ago that the Badgers were in the state tournament and came close to pulling off the upset of the tournament against the #1 seed from the East, Forrest City. Several talented seniors have graduated and Brian Martin has moved on to Greenwood and now, the Chris Parker era begins. The Badgers have already started things off with a one point win against Clinton recently. There is very little experience returning to the team, but one thing is noticeable: More height. There are five Badgers on the roster that are 6'2" or taller on the roster, including Cole Vanaman(Jr.) and Caleb Davidson(Jr.) who are both 6'4" and Matt Jenkins(Jr.) who is 6'3". Whether this will translate to more wins is anyones guess, but its nice to see that there is height on this Badger team.
Girls-
Its going to be hard to believe that Ty O'Neill will not be on the court for the Lady Badgers. However, there is a #23, as junior Natasha Penn will don the aforementioned number. Unlike the boys, there is experience returning from the back to back conference winning Lady Badgers. Seniors Danna Jackson and Geneshia Edwards, along with Junior Amanda Wheeler return. This Lady Badger team will not score the points like last years team did, but hopefully, they will be a tough team defensively and will contend for a playoff spot in Beebe's last season in the 5A Southeast.
