Well it wasn't to be for the Lady Jags on Friday as they fell to a determined Enloe team 64-49. I think our legs were really tired, after a brutal game with Wakefield on Wednesday and only going 7 deep on the bench, it just caught up with us.
The seniors when out this year in fine fashion 24-5. They finished their four year career's with a 97-21 record. That eclipses the old four year record by a senior class in wins (93) in 2008. This crew had something special about them. Their freshman year was of course the programs most successful year. But this year was fun....and it really was the funnest team I have coached at my nine years at Athens. I am disappointed in the outcome of last nights game, but not in the outcome and effort of all of the girls this season. Everyone had something positive to contribute.
And as as result, I became a better coach. A coach that has learned that the ability to listen to your players and determine what the next move to make is perhaps a better model than just doing the normal by the book actions. This group of young ladies more than any other have shown grit, determination and the ability to just hang in there and good things will happen.
Like I said earlier this season after the Green Hope incident, it is not about winning and loosing, it's about Character and Leadership....and this team had those intangibles........