{"id":2451816,"date":"2019-12-03T22:56:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-girls-basketball-returns-deep-senior-class-for-continis-second-season\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T22:56:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T05:56:00","slug":"basalt-girls-basketball-returns-deep-senior-class-for-continis-second-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/basalt-girls-basketball-returns-deep-senior-class-for-continis-second-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt girls basketball returns deep senior class for Contini\u2019s second season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Basalt High School girls basketball coach Amy Contini talks to the team during a timeout last season. Contini is back for her second season this winter.<\/strong>
Kara Williams\/courtesy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

With a relatively young roster and a first-year coach, the start of the 2018-19 season went about as expected for the Basalt High School girls basketball team. That start included six straight losses out of the gate and a 1-13 record as the end of January closed in.<\/p>\n

But by the finish something had started to click for the Longhorns. They won five of six games at one point to conclude the season 6-15 overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we went into last year, it was my first-ever coaching experience at that kind of level, and it was a lot of those girls\u2019 first time experiencing play on that type of level,\u201d coach Amy Contini said. \u201cWe started off pretty rough, but at the end of the year \u2026 they bonded really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contini, a native of Alaska and the daughter of two coaches, was Basalt\u2019s \u201cC\u201d team coach two seasons ago before taking over as the head varsity coach last winter, despite being only 22. Her inexperience combined with that of the players didn\u2019t lead to much winning early on, but as the season wore on there was obvious growth from both entities.<\/p>\n

Entering the 2019-20 season, both Contini and the majority of last year\u2019s roster returns with hope to build on that late-season success.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are having a lot of fun. We have a really great senior class,\u201d Contini said. \u201cWe are pretty much going to be rocking the same varsity with about three new girls, maybe four getting some more time. They are having a lot of fun in the gym. It\u2019s always really energetic.\u201d<\/p>\n

This winter\u2019s starting five will look a whole lot like last year\u2019s. Junior Gracie Reardon is back and Contini believes she will once again lead the team in scoring; Reardon averaged 8.3 points per game over 17 games played as a sophomore.<\/p>\n

Riley Webb and Taylor Glen, both now seniors, were right behind Reardon in scoring, with Zoe Vozick having been the fourth player to break 100 points on the season a year ago. Vozick, a standout in softball, also is a senior and joins junior Riley Dolan among the five starters. Contini called Dolan the team\u2019s \u201cdefensive specialist.\u201d<\/p>\n

The team doesn\u2019t have a lot of size, but does make up for it in athleticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want teams to play zone against us because we want to space the floor and get our shooters open looks,\u201d Contini said, \u201cbut we are not opposed to the man either because we are really, really fast. We have girls that are just running out of this gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Longhorns should also have a deep bench as well as more depth among the coaching staff, a fact Contini said has really helped her out entering her second season in charge.<\/p>\n

Basalt opens the season Thursday against Eaton at a tournament hosted by Platte Valley. Eaton is preseason No. 5 in Class 3A, having been a state semifinalist a season ago. BHS will then play Platte Valley on Friday and Valley on Saturday. Basalt\u2019s home opener is Dec. 13 against South Park.<\/p>\n

acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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