PREP BASKETBALL ‘91-’92 ORANGE LEAGUE : Savanna

1990-91 RECORDS OVERALL LEAGUE 20-6 6-4

COACH RECORD AT SCHOOL Dean Cazett 0-0

RETURNING STARTERS YR. HGT. P Stacey Aliff Jr. 5-8 G Sara Works Jr. 6-0 C Wendy Castro Sr. 5-7 G Karen Endow Sr. 5-6 F

TOP RETURNERS YR. HGT. P Rebena Tolbert Sr. 5-6 G Amie Hernandez Sr. 5-8 F Fabiola Pena Sr. 5-4 G

TOP NEWCOMERS YR. HGT. P Sharon Burgner Fr. 5-8 G Karri Burgner So. 5-7 G Nelda Sweet Fr. 5-10 F

OUTLOOK

All-league guard Aliff (14.0-point per game average) leads a strong returning contingent from last season’s team that finished 20-5. Works, Castro and Endow also started, giving Cazett, the first-year coach, an experienced core to build around. He expects to have a good shooting team especially if Aliff, one of the league’s top point guards, picks up where she left off. Savanna plans to go more to a low post offense if Works, a 6-footer, continues to improve. Cazett figures a strong inside game will give Aliff more open shots from the perimeter. Rebounding should be stronger but is still questionable because there isn’t that much height aside from Works. Much of Savanna’s hope is contingent on playing tougher man-to-man defense, according to Cazett. The Rebels never played man-to-man last season, so Cazett has spent much of the preseason practice sessions teaching the new defensive schemes. If Savanna can absorb the new offensive and defensive philosophies, it will again be a factor in the Orange League’s race for second place.