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2016-17 Foothill Girls Basketball Capsule Preview

FOOTHILL

Head coach: Laura Allen, first season

2015-16 record: 24-6 (9-1 Southeast, first)

Returning letter winners (starters): Nine (four)

Top players: G Trinity Betoney (Sr.), G/F Rae Burrell (Jr.), F Kylie Vint (Sr.), G Bri Rosales (Jr.)

Outlook: The Falcons return nine letter winners, including four starters, from last year’s team that won the Southeast League title.

Betoney (13 points, 8 rebounds per game), Burrell (10 ppg, 10 rpg), Vint (6 ppg, 5 rpg) and Rosales (4 ppg, 3 rpg) should be among the team’s leaders.

“We are excited to have a strong returning group of players who have improved and matured in the offseason,” said Allen, who served as the team’s assistant coach the past several seasons. “We look forward to improving each and every day and seeing how far we can go as a team throughout the season.”

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