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First I think we will be OK in this area,then I don't. Now,after a very successful tournament in Florida I feel like we can compete for at least the 2 seed in this area. While it will be tough to beat Martinsburg,I feel and the team feels like we can because they are not anywhere near as good as the first team we played in Fla.Brittany Boarman is becoming a true force and Leborious is shooting well as usual. Grey ,McKenzie and Bekkah all contribute .I really want to see now just how we stack up. After the Williamsport tourny we should be 7-1.

From what I've read the Hedgesville girls did well in the Potter's house tournament in Jacksonville. There only loss came to eventual champion and #10 in the Nation according to ESPN Potter's House Christian. They lost to them 85-25 although it probably would have been worse if Potter wouldn't have let up in the end. But to lose to #10 in the nation like that isn't anything to hang their heads about. Most teams in the state would be crushed by them. But they rebounded and finished third in the tournament so they should come back with some confidence. Unfortunately for the rest of the Eastern Panhandle that might mean some trouble in the future. It appeared that Boarman was leading the way. For me as she goes so goes Hedgesville.

After reading comments on this board,I would like to offer up some thoughts. I have seen all of the teams except Jefferson.But I know all or most of the kids on all of the Berkeley teams. First of all,I hope other teams continue to write off the Applemen.They will be shocked to see how good we are and will get.Henderson is a good young guard that will surprise along with Stambaughand Nikki Stephenson gets very little accolades,yet she is a 2x all state pick.We have the most senior laden club which means alot. I agree however that no team up here matches Martinsburgs 2 scorers. Robinson is even better this year with the running mate Brewer,who has already committed to VCU. They are a hard matchup.They have 2 wildcards besides the 2 "big dogs".They are Hill and Rodgers. If you man them up,it is hard to find 2 players good enough to stop the big dogs one on one AND stop Hill. If you zone them,they bring in Rodgers who has hit a ton of 3's already.Martinsburg and Musselman are equally deep on the bench.Hedgesville has some size and shooters,but lacks ballhandlers,which will kill them against the Musselman and Martinsburg pressure.Jefferson ,who knows for sure? They have Marshall and Clinton,but are young everywhere else.Seems to me if you stop Marshall,you pretty much will take away their punch and this year they have no player that can step up and score 15-20 like Danno or Diehl last year.Coaching edge goes to Merica at Hedgesvillewith Diehl a close second.Marsh and Mackey are a toss up.The jury us still out somewhat on Mackey because of what he inherited last year.He made big changes plus has alot more talent so give him a season.Marsh had the team to beat in my opinion last year,but whiffed in the playoffs,plus he has been coaching longer and has established his system.Perhaps after this year,we can revisit who is the better coach.In short,the season will be fun,don;t count us out!

It looks like Hedgesville struggled offensively against Wheeling Park. Hopefully they'll get better offensively as they get more games under their belt. I know some of the girls on the team and wish them the best well except when they play the Bulldogs.

Yes congrats to the Eagles on their win. Alleghany is a decent team. I was trying to use them as a benchmark against Martinsburg since we scrimmaged Alleghany earlier. Martinsburg didn't have as much trouble as Hedgesville so I think that should give the Bulldogs confidence against Hedgesville.