Still a year away from greatness in the minds of some state roundball observers, Muhlenberg North wants to hear none of that talk this time around. The Lady Stars, who advanced to last year's quarterfinals at Richmond, are poised to seize the moment on what can be constituted as a home turf of sorts at Western Kentucky University. The feeling from this corner is that North's combination of talent, experience, toughness, coaching and fan support will put them into Saturday morning's semifinals, if the Lady Stars play up to their capabilities. After that, anything could happen. Moreover, North has the type of inside-outside attack coaches dream about.
Mills runs the show with flair and pizzazz.
Her outside shooting has greatly improved, and her ability to both score and dish on slashes to the hoop make her invaluable. The third guard, underrated Amanda Burden has a penchant for making key steals and draining critical shots. The Lady Stars' bench is well-stocked with capable athletes, many of whom would be starters for other programs. Beyond this, North's young and energetic coach, Mike Harper, has developed into one of the state's top tacticians in a short period of time. He expects 100 percent from his players in both practices and games, and he has that indefinable ability to keep his club poised at crunch time.