Scouting Wheaton Academy girls basketball

Posted November 17, 2010 10:00 pm

By Josh Welge

Wheaton Academy

Coach: Beth Mitchell

Last year: 21-7, 8-0, first in the Suburban Christian Conference Gold; lost to King 57-49 in Class 3A King regional final.

Top players: Sarah Drury, jr., F; Sarah Janus, sr., F; Katelyn Johnson, sr., F; Brigitta Engebretsen, sr., G; Renatta Gorski, jr., F; Allison Witt, jr., G; Kelly Nemec, jr., G; Abby Burdett, jr., F; Marissa Gagliano, fr., G.

Scouting report: It's a new look at Wheaton Academy. Gone are all five starters who led the Warriors to a 68-19 record the last three years, chief among them graduated All-Area guard Alexa Sharkey. Sydney Sharkey transferred to Wheaton North. What remains is a junior- and senior-dominant group short on game experience. Witt, a member of the sophomore team last year who also plays soccer, is an athletic and quick point guard. Mitchell saw glimpses of Drury's potential last year and likes the big, physical junior. Gorski is a four-year varsity player, first year as team captain with Johnson. Freshman guard Gagliano could be a spark plug. "Teams that bond early, that like each other, anything's possible," Mitchell said.

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