There was some doubt as to how Stonington would prosper after losing four starters to graduation.
The defending Class M girl's basketball champs had the answer all along, just give the ball to Heather Buck a bit more.
The 6'4" junior, who is being recruited by just about everyone in the realm of women's basketball, has responded with a pair of 36-point performances in her first two outings and the Bears are also on their way to developing a supporting cast. Erin Wiley stepped up nicely against East Lyme and the Bears are off to a 2-0 start going into their game vs. Lyman tonight.
A little side note about Heather, a player whom I've been impressed with ever since I saw her as a freshman and not only because of her size. She continues to take things in stride despite some pretty large decisions ahead- no rash moves, no overnight decisions.
She admits to having eliminated a few schools from the list of possibilities but when you have everyone from UConn in your own back yard to Stanford some 3000 miles away chasing you, that leaves a whole lot of possibilities.
She has been on some visits, she has taken in first night at UConn and visited places like Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Duke and Holy Cross but don't put them above any one else on the list- she was just taking a look-see and has no plans to announce where she's going to attend college any time soon, at least, that's the game plan for now.
It's nice to see a player from the Eastern side of the state enjoying this kind of attention- it doesn't happen all that often.
See you at the Stonington-Lyman girls game tonight.