When John Tierney took over the Pinelands Regional girls basketball program last season, he knew the Wildcats were going to take some lumps. That’s what happens when a team has two seniors and a slew of freshmen.
OUT OF THE WAY: Pinelands Regional sophomore Ava Plant drives past a defender during the third quarter of the Wildcats’ 28-33 loss to New Egypt on Feb. 6. (Photos by David Biggy)
For this season, all the freshmen are a year older, and even though a few more freshmen have joined them, the varsity experience the vast majority experienced a year ago has begun to show some benefits.
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