By John Goolsby, For the Tribune
Jacksonville – The Shades Valley Lady Mounties saw their season come to an end against Parker High School Thursday morning.
Valley fell in the Regional tournament 54-45 to the Thundering Herd. The Lady Mounties finished the season at 23-6, won the Area 10 regular season title, won the Area 10 tournament, and advanced to the 6A Sweet 16.
The Lady Mounties will return Area 10 MVP Angela Williams, who averaged 16 points per game and had seven double-doubles.
Zoey Little (All-Area), Kyliah Ravizee, Rhaegan Evans, and Siniya Singh will also return for Valley.
Gary Ferguson’s team loses only two seniors, Kyia Crayton (All-Area) and Trinity Collier. Valley will see the return of Miya Cobb and Lauren Nelson from ACL injuries next season. The injuries forced the team to pull together early in the year. “This has been such a cohesive group of girls who genuinely care for one another,” said Ferguson.
“Our Lady Mounties have put our program back on the winning track,” Ferguson said. “This year was really fun, and we’re looking forward to next year.”