Florence Christian boys basketball team being led by Taylor Greene

Florence – The Florence Christian School boys basketball team got off to a 6-6 start. There

have been ups and downs, and Eagles head coach Clay Bochette understands why.

“I;m pleased with the effort, toughness and togetherness of this group,” Bochette said “However,

inconsistency is what has plagued our young team so far. We will need to improve in this area to compete

in our region and the state playoffs.”

FCS is indeed young. It returns one starter in junior Taylor Greene, while the other starters are

sophomore Hayden Schwab and freshmen Riley Minton, Sullivan Hardy and Brayden Berry.

If you only have one returning starter, Greene is a good one to have. Greene is averaging 19. 8

points 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

“Taylor is off to a great start for us,” Bochette said. “His leadership and experience are vital to the

success of our team.”

Minton is averaging 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.7 steals. Hardy is averaging 8.3

points, 4.2 rebonds and 2.4 assists, Berry is averaging 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds, and Schwab is

averaging 2.1 points and a team high 5.4 rebounds.

Junior Kayden Parker was in the starting lineup averaging 5.2 points but is out with a knee

injury.

 “We’re hopeful to get him back soon,” Bochette said. “We need him healthy as we head into

region play (which began on January 7).”

FCS GIRLS OFF TO 6-5 START

While the boys team is very inexperienced, the Florence Christian girls are experienced.

Although there is just one senior in the starting lineup, the entire starting five returns from last year.

The returning starters are sophomore Emerson Poston, juniors Anna Kate Huggins, Demi Greene and

Leah Lambert and senior Elise Hicks.

Veteran head coach Neil Minton is pleased with the Eagles’ start to the season.

“We have played fine,” Minton said. “We’re dealing with a couple of injuries right now, but it

will only make us stronger.”

Poston leads Florence Christian in scoring at 8.8, rebounding at 10.8, steals at 4.4 and assists at

2.0. Greene isn’t far behind in scoring with an 8.6 average to go with 3.0 rebounds. Huggins is averaging

5.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.5 steals, Lambert is averaging 2.9 points and 3.9 rebounds, and Hicks is

averaging 1.0 points.

Other members of the team are sophomore Lyla Broach, sophomore Charlotte Granger,

sophomore Lana Claire Jordan and senior Karley Hickson.

Minton said the Eagles need to continue to improve in the fundamentals.

“We have to protect the ball and rebound,” he said. “We just have to get better every day and play

with urgency.”