Fowlerville: Team Preview

Fowlerville is coming off of a historic season. They won a school record 19 games and won a District Championship for just the third time in school history. Fowlerville followed that District title, with its first ever regional win. <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"><strong>Head Coach:  </strong>Billy Selvia (2nd Year at Fowlerville; 3 total years of high school coaching; 16 years coaching AAU basketball)</span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"><strong>2017-2018: </strong>19-6</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"> (2</span></span><span class="s5"><span class="bumpedFont20">nd</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"> in CAAC White Division and </span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">District Champions)</span></span> <h2><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">TEAM OUTLOOK</span></span></h2> <span class="s2"><span class="bumpedFont20"> <strong>Expectations:  “</strong></span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">We are excited about this upcoming season. We think we have a great group of athletes</span></span><span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"> coming back that have experience and some new faces that will have a huge impact on the games this year. We will be tested early with one of the best teams in the state, Detroit Edison.</span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">If we stay healthy we can make some noise in Districts and Regionals this year.” - Coach Selvia</span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"><strong>Areas of Concern:  “</strong>We have a much tougher schedule moving from the CAAC White to the CAAC Red Division this year.  Having this tough schedule will help us prepare for championship run.” - Coach Selvia  </span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"><strong>Key Returners: </strong></span></span> <strong>Elie Smith </strong>(2019, Forward) <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="22350" first="Jackie" last="Jarvis"] </strong>(2019, Guard) <strong>Grace Wallace </strong>(2019, Forward) <strong>Natalie Juopperi </strong>(2019, Guard) <strong>Franny Updike</strong> (2020, Guard) <strong>Mya Fillinger </strong>(2021, Guard) <strong>Azhanae Depa </strong>(2020, Guard) <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"> <strong>Key Newcomers:</strong></span></span> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="147760" first="Levee" last="Clark"] </strong>(2022, Guard) <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">The Fowlerville Gladiators return 4 starters from a record setting season. They have star talent returning in All-State caliber players, <strong>Elie Smith </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="22350" first="Jackie" last="Jarvis"]</strong>. They are both next level talents that will play college basketball. This team has a lineup that also features All-Conference talent like <strong>Grace Wallace</strong>. Fowlerville could see 2 players eclipse the 1000 point mark.</span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20">With elite talent, veteran leadership, depth, and excellent coaching, Fowlerville willl compete for a CAAC Red Conference Championship. They are a threat to win a District Championship, as well as a Regional title. </span></span> <span class="s3"><span class="bumpedFont20"><strong>Coach’s Comment:  “</strong>We should have a fun season returning 4 starters.  We have some experience and some young players that are skilled and ready to contribute at the varsity level.  If we get good chemistry and leadership we will have a very successful year.”</span></span> - Coach Selvia