Heritage Christian Academy is hoping a faster style of play means more wins in 2018. Veteran Head Coach Eldridge Rogers has enlisted the help of Brad Boyd, who helped lead Hopkinsville High to the 2017 Eighth District title, as an associate coach for the Lady Warriors.
The return of an experienced group in the middle along with some youth on the outside has the Lady Warriors primed to make a deeper run in the KCAA Tournament this year.
Juniors Alyvia Stokes and Meredith Crunk return in their roles of feeding the net. Senior Skyler Crisp and junior Allie Schluckebeir look to be the recipients of those sets. Freshmen Lexie Crisp and Cami Nelson have been impressive in the preseason and will also give HCA strength at the net.
Rogers is pleased with the improvement of Elizabeth Pitts, Ashton Craft, Emma Kirkman, and Allie Boyd among others. Their improvement gives the Lady Warriors more depth than they have had in a while.
HCA went 11-6 in KCAA play last year but unexpectedly lost two straight games at the KCAA State Tournament and made an earlier than expected exit. A faster style of play and more depth should mean a deeper run for the Lady Warriors in 2018.
The Lady Warriors open their season August 13 at Lancaster Christian, Tennessee.
