Greenbrier West Girls
Greenbrier West Girls
Cavs load up for another Charleston run
By Dave Morrison for the register-herald
When last we saw Greenbrier West ’ s Preslee Treadway on the basketball court , she was busy dropping 46 points in what ended up being a surprising and high-scoring 95-92 Region 3 co-final loss to River View .
She ’ s been back on the court , but the volleyball variety as Class A awaited a court order before finally playing the state tournament in early December .
Treadway , a first-team all-stater , surpassed 1,000 career points with her 46-point outburst , a school record .
And most importantly to the Lady Cavs basketball team , Treadway leads a talented crew into the season looking to make amends for the loss to River View in what was just a classic Region 3 co-final .
And memories of that loss will stay with coach Mark Agee for a long time .
“ I ’ ve never seen a game like that , never been in a game like that , with the back and forth , and every possession was a big one ,” Agee said . “ But that is one I can definitely tell my grandkids about .”
Now he is hoping for even more memories to share with his grandkids with the 2024- 25 season holding much promise for Greenbrier West .
Greenbrier West was 14- 9 a year ago , but six of the losses came to Class AA state champion Wyoming East , Class A semifinalist James Monroe and Summers County , another Class A Region 3 co-finalist . Other losses were to Class AAA teams Oak Hill and Elkins .
The return of Treadway for her senior season means the return of one of the area ’ s most decorated female athletes ( first-team all-state in three different sports during her career ) and a leader who
Jenny Harnish / The Register-Herald
Greenbrier West ’ s Preslee Treadway is fouled by River View ’ s Keira Stacey during the Class A Region 3 co-final game in Charmco .
is coming off averaging 22.2 points ( shooting 171 of 320 from the floor , 53.4 %) and a team-leading 11.7 rebounds ( 268 rebounds total ).
“ She works at it , and she is a very talented athlete in every sport she plays ,” Agee said . “ She is our leading scorer , our leader in rebounds . She plays hard . I ’ m looking for her to have a great season .
“ Obviously , she is going to draw a lot of attention ( from opposing defenses ) and I think that is going to open up things for some of our other players .”
The Lady Cavaliers only lost one player to graduation , Hannah Sweet .
And the Cavaliers have talent at every position .
For starters , multi-sport standout and 5-foot-10 allstate honorable mention senior post player Maddie Fields returns .
Last season , Fields averaged 12.2 points and 7.3 rebounds . She had 19 3s as well .
“ She has been big for us down low and obviously one of the things we need her to do is rebound the ball ,” Agee said . “ And she can score that way , too . But she is also one of the best defenders we have on the team as far as the post goes .”
Also back is junior Brilee Redden , the softball team ’ s ace pitcher , and a leader as the team ’ s floor general at point guard .
Last season , Redden averaged 9.4 points , five rebounds and had 53 assists .
“ She has played a lot ( at guard ) and she is back with another year of experience ,” Agee said . “ She is a smart player . She gets the ball where it needs to be . And she is a great defender . I think she is going to have a great season .”
Defense is a big part of what Greenbrier West wants to improve , but Lacy Walker is already a great defender .
“ She did well last year on the defensive end ,” Agee said of his guard , who averaged just under three points per game last season . “ But this season she has worked very hard on helping us on the scoring end of things .”
The Cavaliers will also welcome back Haylee Ward , who suffered a season-ending knee injury last season .
She averaged 3.4 points when she was injured .
“ She was a key player for us and when you are working on seven- , eight-player rotations , and one of those key pieces goes out it affects the lineup ,” Agee said . “ It ’ s good to have some backups in there and give players a breather .”
Sam Holliday ( 3.0 ppg ) and Kaylee Clere are also back to offer that much needed depth after seeing some significant time last year . Also , junior Kenna Fields , younger sister of Maddie , will be called on more this season after splitting time on the JV team last winter .
Agee is hoping to reprise the JV schedule this season with 14 players out for the team .
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