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November 22, 2018
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Junior Temma Monroe prepares to fire a pass to a teammate during an Elizabeth girls basketball game last season. Cardinal Coach Jamie Schmalz said Monroe is one of four Cardinal seniors that will help anchor this yearâs team.
Kierra Duran drives to the hoop for Elizabeth during a Cardinal girls basketball game last year. Duran is one of the returning seniors on this yearâs team that opens play Dec. 5 in a tournament at Littleton High School.
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The Elizabeth girls basketball coach said recently that she would have to wait until practices started Nov. 11 to determine how the team was shaping up.
âWe will be basically a young team this season even though we do have three returning seniors,â Cardinals coach Jaime Schmalz said Nov. 5. âI know we there are three returning seniors and the rest of the team will be young, so we have a lot of work to do before we start our season Dec. 5.â The Cardinals open the season Dec. 5 in a Jungle Jam Tournament game. Elizabeth is scheduled to play at 4:30 p.m. against Summit at Littleton High School, 199 E. Littleton Blvd.
The coach said she looks to the returning seniors to be team leaders. For example, she expects one of the team leaders will be returning senior Ella Benkendorf, who stands 6-2 and will give the Cardinals a strong presence under the hoop. âWe will drive to the hoop if we can and we know she will help us on the boards if the shot doesnât go in,â Schmalz said. âWe can also play a half-court offense and we will try to be flexible and see what works best for us to score points.â Schmalz said when the team is on
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defense they will use both a zone and one-on-one defense. âWe try to switch it up during the game. We see what is working and, if necessary, call a time-out to shift to a method we feel will works better,â she said. âWe find using both zone an one-on-one defense works well for us because the other team will have to make adjustments and we know that will make our defense more effective as they donât make the adjustments quickly.â SEE CARDINALS, P20
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