Scouting Hinsdale Central girls basketball

Hinsdale Central

Coach: Tom McKenna.

Last year: 22-10, 11-1, tied for first place in the West Suburban Silver; lost in the sectional semifinal.

Top players: Maggie Brennan, sr., G; Christine Rush, sr., G/F; Avery Anderson, sr., G; Lauren Pavich, jr., G; Madison Grace, jr., F; Mary Byrne, jr., F/C; Lily Sarros, so., C; Maddie Roglich, fr., F; Jenna Broz, fr., C.

Scouting report: The Red Devils are starting over. Gone is all-everything point guard Toni Kokenis, now playing at Stanford. Gone also is all-time leading rebounder Adabelle Ekechukwu. Trying to find players to replace them is new coach McKenna, who is optimistic about his team’s prospects. “I think were going to be pretty good,” he said. Anderson not only brings leadership and intensity, “She’s a good shooter, and for her size she’s a suprirsingly strong player in the post,” McKenna said. Brennan also will be counted on for good things. “She handles the ball very well, she’s an excellent shooter,” he said. After them comes a lot of inexperience. “We’re going to depend on a lot of kids who didn’t play a lot last year outside of Anderson and Brennan,” McKenna said.