The 2023-2024 Streetsboro High School Girls Basketball team looks to continue the momentum they built last season. With a school record for wins in a season with 19 and only graduating one member of last year's team, the girls return their entire core and have a lot of depth. The team should compete for the MAC Championship and make a run in the playoffs.
The girls hosted a team media day and put together a meet the team video, which you can see below.
Coaching Staff
Carl Singer - Head Coach (17th year coaching, 9th at Streetsboro. Coach Singer's overall record is 101-89)
Ira Campbell - JV/Assistant Coach
Bryan Bedford - Assistant Coach
Scott Clark - Assistant Coach
2022-2023 Record
Overall: 19-6
MAC: 12-2 (2nd Place in MAC)
Letterman Lost
The team only lost one letterman from last season, Reanne Barzal.
Returning Letterman
The team has a lot of talent coming back, including 11 letterwinners from last season. Those girls are Ella Kassan, Maddy Hajec, Cara Tiller, Maiya Taylor, Kaleigh Lilly, Naomi Benson, Sydney Abbuhl, Raegan Hendon, Carlee Bedford, Olivia Johnson-Wilson, and Ava Bodovetz.
Players to Watch
The Rockets return their entire starting 5 from last season. Those girls are the ones to watch and are listed below:
Ella Kassan - Senior/Forward (Committed to Westminster College)
Naomi Benson - Junior/Forward (#57 Recruit in Class of 2025)
Sydney Abbuhl - Junior/Guard
Carlee Bedford - Sophomore/Guard/Forward
Olivia Johnson-Wilson - Sophomore/Guard
Season/League Outlook
When asked, Coach Singer said, "We have very high expectations for ourselves this season. We believe that we have the talent to accomplish any of the goals we set for ourselves. With all of our starters back and at least a full year of varsity experience, the team is ready to take it to the next level. Our league always has some tough teams but we feel like if we bring our best then we will have an opportunity to win every game on our schedule."
Any interesting facts about athletes or coaches?
Ella Kassan
She committed to play basketball at Westminster after having 3 great seasons.
Naomi Benson
Currently ranked #57 by espn in the country for the class of 2025. Naomi has offers to play at several power 5 schools and also has a chance to score her 1,000th point as only a junior and possibly break some school records.
You can see the girls roster and schedule below and on the sports page of Streetsboro News. Streetsboro also has a live stream set up and home games can be watched by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketstream2581
Roster
Schedules
