Jan 16, 2012 11:28 AM
A look at the stat sheet would declare Paris Hodges as the star of the Southampton girls basketball team’s 47-30 win at Center Moriches on Thursday night. While the junior guard was certainly a major factor in her team’s victory, leading all scorers with 19 points, head coach Richard “Juni” Wingfield was just as eager to speak about the contributions of another, less heralded player on his team.
Junior guard Carley Guida was the unsung hero in what was a big-time win for the Lady Mariners, who improved to 4-0 in League VII, 7-3 overall. Guida was given the task of guarding guard Takia Plummer, Center Moriches’s best player. Normally, that duty would fall on Hodges. But Wingfield said he took notice of Guida’s tenacity on defense in a scrimmage against... more
Junior guard Carley Guida was the unsung hero in what was a big-time win for the Lady Mariners, who improved to 4-0 in League VII, 7-3 overall. Guida was given the task of guarding guard Takia Plummer, Center Moriches’s best player. Normally, that duty would fall on Hodges. But Wingfield said he took notice of Guida’s tenacity on defense in a scrimmage against... more
