Plano East incoming junior guard Arianna Robinson averaged 27 points per game at the TABC Girls Showcase. Photo by Andy Redmond / C&S Media
By David Wolman
Plano East’s girls basketball team will enter the upcoming season with one returning starter.
That’s why head coach Derrick Richardson was eager to see how well his team would mesh at the TABC Girls Showcase in Bryan.
Although the Lady Panthers went 0-3 at the Showcase, they gained valuable experience.
The Lady Panthers opened with a 36-30 loss and then came up three points short in a 58-55 loss to Pflugerville Weiss.
Plano East concluded the Showcase with a 79-44 loss to Houston Kinkaid.
Robinson averaged 27 points, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game. Julia Elwo had a 10-rebound game. Kamaria Marcy, a move-in from Kansas, averaged 6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. Emma Shafer averaged 5.2 points, 2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals. Gabby Archer, Alexis Wong and Meerah Azhar all played quality minutes.
“I feel like we got a lot of good out of the weekend,” Richardson said. “We saw some flashes of what I think we can be.”
Plano East was without incoming sophomore Olivia Woods, who missed all of last season with an injury and continues to battle a knee injury.
Richardson is hopeful that Woods can resume basketball activities in mid-to-late July.
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