“There was a time a couple of years ago when our culture was in trouble a little bit,” Mills stated. “Last year, we started to rebuild it. And this year, it’s back. These girls all know what their role is and are happy to play that role. We have one of the best players in the state. That always helps. But you can’t key on her too much or some of these other players will bite you.”
Haywood agreed.
“I think we’re really clicking really well right now,” she stated. “We’re able to fight through adversity and get through those little bumps in the road in the games like you saw in the first quarter. We pushed through that and got through it. Like as a team, we able to come together and do that, and I think that’ll take us really far.”
UNION 65, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 25
KENNEDY CATHOLIC — Riley Burns 3, Isabelle McDonough 0, Jayden Fitzgerald 3, Gabriela King 10, Emily Barbus 4, Kathryn Schroeder 0, Britain Brooks 0, Paige Nadarski 5. Totals Totals 9 (2) 5-14 25
UNION — Carli Christensen 0, Myla Larry 15, Jadea Jones 0, Janessa Chatman 6, Leah Samuel 0, Taylor McCullough 0, Addy Eisfeldt 0, Brooklynn Haywood 37, Jalise Chatman 7. Totals 23 (7) 12-16 65.
