Team Preview: Kent City

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kent City has been a dominant team in Division 3 for several years. During the last season, they had an outstanding record of 21-5 and managed to reach the Regional Finals. Now, let's take a closer look at the players who will represent the team this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roster</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#1 - Lila Volkers <br>#4 - [player_tooltip player_id='853059' first='Sylvia' last='Freeland'] <br>#10 - [player_tooltip player_id='860244' first='Milah' last='Mollien']<br>#11 - [player_tooltip player_id='860236' first='Alyssa' last='Miller'] <br>#14 - [player_tooltip player_id='1267368' first='Laynee' last='Hoffman'] <br>#20 - [player_tooltip player_id='613013' first='Hailey' last='Kamphuis'] <br>#22 - Kenzy Freeland <br>#24 - Maddie Geers </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Schedule</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://kentcityathletics.com/teams/3695701/girls/basketball/varsity/schedule">https://kentcityathletics.com/teams/3695701/girls/basketball/varsity/schedule</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["244268"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u0022our exceptional 4-year varsity starter and senior, is set to make her mark as our point guard this season. 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