The Yazoo City Girls Basketball team is off to a great start this season with a tied record of five wins and five losses.
Coach Ashley Justice said that the team as a whole has made a great deal of improvement since the beginning of the season.
"Every game has been good competition for us," she said. "We are taking on teams that have strong programs and a lot of experience. Just being able to beat some and stay in the game with others is an achievement."
Coach Justice gave credit to three girls who have made an impact so far this season: Nyla Henderson who averages nine points per game, La'nisha Richardson who averages 10 points per game, and Lynell Campbell who averages 4 blocks per game.
"This program is young and every game is a learning experience for us," Coach Justice said. "We are not where I want us to be yet, but we are going to keep working to get there."
Going forward the Lady Indians will have two big games at home, hosting their rivals Yazoo County on December 14, and Gentry on December 18.
The Yazoo City Indians are off to a shaky start this season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses.
Coach Anthony Carlyle said that the team is young this year but there is room for improvement.
"I think the season is going about as expected taking over a young team," he said. "We had some early games that we had a chance to win that we didn't that would have helped with their confidence, but we have to use those experiences to constantly improve."
Coach Carlyle said that it took some time for them to build a team that would work under the discipline and structure that the high school basketball program requires, but he is confident that they will continue to improve as the season progresses.
"We finally have the guys that want to play, so hopefully we can just continue to get better each game going into the 2nd half of the season leading into the district tournament," he said.
Coach Carlyle said that he believes the best game his team has played all season was against Humphreys County.
"The guys really showed improvement in that game on the fundamentals that we have been focusing on," he said. "For us, every game is important because it is an opportunity to allow this young team to compete and improve."
Two players that Coach Carlyle gave credit to for the season so far were Junior Guard Percy Green, who averages 7.9 points and 6 rebounds per game, and Eighth Grade Guard, William Grayson, who averages 7.2 points and 3 assists per game.
The Yazoo City Indians are looking forward to hosting their rival Yazoo County on Friday, December 14, beginning with the Junior Varsity Girls at 4 p.m. The Indians will also play in their first district game at home against Gentry on December 18, with the Junior Varsity Boys beginning at 5 p.m.
