Chattanooga Girls Preseason Picks

[LadyMustangsCoach]

Here are my WAGS at this seasons local Districts rankings:

 

1-Bledsoe

2-Signal

3-ND

4-Sequatchie

5-CCS

6-Grundy

 

1-Silverdale

2-Boyd

3-CSAS

4-Grace

5-Copper

 

1-Brainerd

2-Central

3-Hixson

4-Tyner

5-ER

6-Red Bank

 

1-Van Buren

2-Whitwell

3-LV

4-Sale Creek

5-So Pitt

6-Richard Hardy

7-Marion

 

1-WV

2-Bradley

3-McMinn

4-Cleveland

5-Ooltewah

6-Soddy

7-East Hamilton

[CPHoops]

I would be shocked if Bledsoe finished 1st as they lose just about everyone minus their post player and those guards really drove their team last year. Norte Dame would have to be the real favorite here as they have several top players coming back from injury, including the guard from BC who might've been the best in the city before her injury. ND will play up temp and really get after you defensively. Signal will be better and I imagine they'll be far tougher mentally than they've been in the past. As a program, Signal is one with with talent coming up through the MS program. I also like CC to be in top three. They play great team defense and Joanna is a tough cover for anyone. SC loses Frederick who was their offense last year and Grundy will be a little better. My top would look like this

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ND

Chattanooga Christian

Signal

Bledsoe

Sequatchie

Grundy

[LadyMustangsCoach]

Notre Dame will be fun to watch.  I sure hope they can keep all the knees bending properly and casts off of arms.  They will be small and will need to scrap for boards, this will be there weakness.  Defense will be key, but can they score in the paint in a close game.  Time will tell. 

 

Signal has two very strong guards, quick athletes that play hard.  Whitmire & Sanders will make some noise the next two years.  New coach should change things up a bit.  We will see if they can score consistently.

 

CCS is a one man show again.  Great coach, but not sure if they have enough tools to win against balanced teams.

[CPHoops]

Solid synopsis. Still think ND will be team to beat. I think their staff actually prefers that type of roster, orcas least enjoys having teams that can pressure you

[LadyMustangsCoach]

Here are my WAGS at this seasons local Districts rankings:

 

1-Bledsoe

2-Signal

3-ND

4-Sequatchie

5-CCS

6-Grundy

 

1-Silverdale

2-Boyd

3-CSAS

4-Grace

5-Copper

 

1-Brainerd

2-Central

3-Hixson

4-Tyner

5-ER

6-Red Bank

 

1-Van Buren

2-Whitwell

3-LV

4-Sale Creek

5-So Pitt

6-Richard Hardy

7-Marion

 

1-WV

2-Bradley

3-McMinn

4-Cleveland

5-Ooltewah

6-Soddy

7-East Hamilton

 

Mid Season Adjustments to my WAGS

 

1. Signal Mtn (new coach, playing as a team, should go undefeated in District)

2. Sequatchie (when healthy)

3. ND (need to find an offense to beat teams that can break a press)

4. Bledsoe (lost more in graduation than thought)

5. CCS (one player can not carry a whole team)

6. Grundy

 

1. CSAS (won the first head to head with SBA by 4 pts at home, rematch in January)

2. SBA

3. Boyd (plays CSAS at home tonight, should be interesting, teams split last year)

4. Grace (oh, not good)

5. Copper Basin (makes Grace look good)

 

1. Van Buren (blow out by Jackson County confusing?  JC has dropped a number of games...)

2. Lookout Valley (plays a good team game, but no where close to VB)

3. Whitwell (no where near the team of past years)

4. Richard Hardy

5. Marion (getting better, very young)

6. Sale Creek (big drop from previous years talent level)

7. So Pitt

[Indian]

Sequatchie got a big district win at Grundy 41-38. Still without K. Smith but had 3 different players get career high rebounding totals.