20-21 League Previews- Ohio Heritage Conference South

The Ohio Heritage Conference is broken down into two divisions, the North and the South. The teams who make up the South are Springfield Catholic Central, Cedarville, Greeneview, Greenon, Madison Plains and Southeastern. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif;"><strong>5 Players to Watch</strong></span> [player_tooltip player_id="211755" first="Abbigail" last="Peterson"], 5-8 2021, Catholic Central [player_tooltip player_id="92522" first="Mallory" last="Mullen"], 6-0 2022, Catholic Central <em>(featured photo)</em> Elly Coe, 5-5 2021, Cedarville Claire Henry, 5-7 2023, Greenon Rachel Strickle, 5-8 2021, Greeneview <strong><span style="font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">5 Sleepers to Watch</span></strong> Abby West, 5-8 2023, Greenon Luisa Christian 5-8 2021, Cedarville Serenity Castle, 5-9 2022, Catholic Central Kelsey Vollrath, 5-10 2023, Southeastern [player_tooltip player_id="216011" first="Jordyn" last="Smoot"], 5-10, 2024, Catholic Central <span style="font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>4 Thoughts on the League</strong></span> Greenon lost two key members to their program to graduation who were key components to their success, Reagan Ware and Delaney Benedict. Now the team transitions more to a younger lineup with two key sophomores likely being the fuel to their offense. Claire Henry is a 5-7 2023 who had a steady freshman season, is multidimensional and can guard multiple positions. Another sophomore to watch will be Abby West, who has improved a lot over the last year and will be a factor in their success. What a fun team Catholic Central should have again this season. Yes they are the favorites with a D1 guard [player_tooltip player_id="211755" first="Abbigail" last="Peterson"], a junior post [player_tooltip player_id="92522" first="Mallory" last="Mullen"] who is a D1 prospect, and a rising junior in Serenity Castle who is an outstanding perimeter threat. Castle does have the talent to be one of the top players in the league. The junior class also has 5-7 Meghan Foster who should be a beneficial player to their success. Keep an eye on Catholic Central incoming freshman Jorydn Smoot, a 5-10 wing who can do it all. She has incredible range and almost unstoppable on penetrating to the rim. She is going to be very special and is among the top freshman in Ohio. Incredible strength and good body control. The youth in this conference will be strong this season, with a solid group of sophomores and incoming freshman looking to produce for their teams. <strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif;">3 Games to Watch</span></strong> Catholic Central at Greenon- February 6 Minster at Catholic Central- December 21 Cedarville at Greeneview- December 9 <strong><span style="font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">2 Fun Facts</span></strong> Returning to the bench this season is head coach Molly Cary, who takes over at Cedarville. She previously led the program at Northwestern and looks to turn around the Indians toward the top of the league standings. The non-league game that people are eyeing this winter is the game at Catholic Central on December 21 when the defending state champion Minster Wildcats come to Springfield. There will be college basketball signees and prospects all over the gym that afternoon. <strong><span style="font-family: ’arial black’, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">1 League Champion</span></strong> Catholic Central