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Simmons, a senior post player for Crestview’s Lady Bulldogs basketball team, suffered a season-ending knee injury as a sophomore. She was still recovering much of her junior year.

McKenzie McGraw leads the team in almost every category of importance. She leads the team in scoring, steals, assists, blocks and rebounds. She is second on the team in shooting percentage. And the best part, said Baker coach Chelsea Medley, is McCraw is just a sophomore.

Nixon, a senior, has been with Zessin since he was in the eighth grade. Soon the relationship between player and coach will become one of former player and coach.

Lancaster, a 6-foot-5 senior on the Crestview boys basketball team, is all about the Bulldogs although he doesn’t get many minutes of playing time. Lancaster is a team player, and nobody appreciates that more than Bulldog coach Greg Watson.

Casey might be the smallest player on the team. If not, she’s definitely one of the two or three smaller Lady Bulldogs. That said, she still packs a big punch on both ends of the court.

The Lady Bulldogs outscored Washington 19-11 in the second quarter on the way to a 66-55 win. The game really wasn’t in doubt after the first half.

As is the case with many Bulldog athletes, a change in seasons simply means a change in sports. Now that the winter has arrived, Blackwell, a sophomore, plays guard for the basketball team.

“He’s just unbelievable guy,” Watson said. “He’s where he’s supposed to be all the time. He goes to class and makes good grades.

And as the minister of education at First Baptist Church of Florala, it’s fair to say he preaches the basics.

Senior guard Payton Barnhill will be the glue that provides leadership for the Gators, but the players Medley expects big things from are sophomores Addison Cadenhead and McKenzie McGraw.