By Chris Parker
East Newton girls basketball has a new head coach in Nate Williams this season. He inherits a program coming off a 7-18 season.
Williams has a good core of returning players to work with led by a trio of seniors on Brooklyn Blanchard, Cameran Clement and Adison Graffis.
Blanchard is a quick and athletic guard who can score in bunches and defend well. Clement is tall and athletic and will lead on the court. Graffis is a hard-nosed player that can shoot and defend well.
Junior Harlea Brock along with sophomores Kadie Sesay and Jaelynn Schriever also return. Brock is a tough guard who defends well. Sesay is a smart and athletic player who can play anywhere. Schriever is a smart and athletic player who brings versatility.
Sophomores Ava Periman and Helen Mawi along with freshmen Lilah Sesay, Halle Cook, Ella Marion and Ericka McMillen are all pushing for varsity minutes.
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“All of these girls listed are new to basketball or freshman,” Williams said. “We are hoping they can all make a big impact for us. They are picking up aspects of the game very quickly and are already making huge impacts in practice.”
East Newton opens the regular season on Nov. 21 at Aurora.
“We are hoping to achieve our full potential as students on and off the court,” Williams said. “We will be successful this season if we get better as not only basketball players, but as people too.”
