Republic basketball fans got their first glimpse of the Tigers and Lady Tigers during the Black and Orange games. The boys and girls varsity, JV and freshman squads matched up in a series of scrimmages.
Girls head coach Kris Flood says he was happy to get through the scrimmage without injuries, and he liked what he saw from his team.
“Until we get (center Alexis) Edwards back, we’re gonna have to really get after people and try to push the tempo,” Flood says. “We’re going to have to take advantage of our quickness and our defensive intensity.”
Boys head coach Gary Stanfield says he liked the energy of his team, too — and saw improvement from last year to this year.
“A lot of energy on the floor,” he says. “It looked like the kids learned something over the summer. Fundamentally, we executed.”
