Seymour girls finish undefeated for 2nd straight year

By Zach Spicer
First Posted: March 04, 2013 - 11:47 pm
Last Updated: March 04, 2013 - 11:49 pm

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Seymour Middle School eighth-grade players, from left, McKenna Curry, Sarah Benefiel and Suits battle on the court during a recent practice at SMS. PHOTO BY ZACH SPICER

Seymour Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball player Kayla Griffin, right, shoots over Katie Suits during a recent practice at the SMS gymnasium. PHOTO BY ZACH SPICER

Over and over, Seymour Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball coach Karen James steered the focus toward teamwork.

“They go into the locker room as a team, they come out of the locker room as a team, and they run their laps as a team,” James said. “I really, really preach you’ve got to play as a team, and they did a really good job. They really don’t care who gets it through the hoop, as long as it goes.”

After going 16-0 with head coach Sharon Wood and James as the assistant in 2011-12, there were high expectations for 2012-13. With James at the helm and the girls playing as a team once again, Seymour went 17-0. That included winning the Tri-County Tournament for the second straight year, and they also won the Lady Mac league in the summer for the second year in a row.

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