Lady Warriors Win First Scrimmage

Amanda Cavallaro and Fantasia Semedio were too much for East Bridgewater on Monday. The two junior guards were able to break it out in transition and were tenacious on defense, leading to Seekonk running away and hiding in their first scrimmage of the year. Seekonk went up 29-10 at half and never looked back, finishing ahead 45-28.

"I'm dying!" Ashley Hurst said as she walked off the court, feigning hyperventilation. Hurst played virtually all 32 minutes of the scrimmage and did not take a play off, so the icepack she wore on her way off the court was well deserved.

"She's a workaholic," said coach Steve Borger as he watched Hurst walk toward the lockerroom. "We have a lot of girls who are willing to work hard." Borger explained that he has a team that not only works hard, but has been showing results as well.

"This team has three players on it that have been voted 'Most Improved Player' by the league," said Borger. "Not only have I never had that, I've never heard of that," the coach added.

The coach also cited strong leadership as a reason his team should succeed. Senior captains Olivia Grocott and Heather Carlson will look to lead their team to a South Coast Conference Championship. Such a win would be the team's first since 1993.

"We certainly don't want to use injuries as an excuse," coach Borger said, while explaining that in the past, illness and injuries have been a big problem for the team. He admitted that all coaches deal with those issues, but cited decreased participation in girls basketball around the league as a factor that could level the playing field for Seekonk.

"In the past, when we've been hit with injuries and people get sick in January," said Borger, "We don't have the numbers to combat that kind of problem. Maybe now we won't be alone."