FAIRMONT —
Sure, a win is a win and on Saturday, North Marion’s girls’ basketball got another.
But Mike Parrish wants more. That’s what happens when you’re a championship coach three times over and have a young, talented squad some feel is capable of contending in Class AA.
“We want to get better,” Parrish, who won three straight AAA state crowns at North from 2009-11, said. “We want to win and get better, and sometimes we take steps backward.”
While Saturday’s matchup with Pocahontas County was no step backward in a literal sense — the Huskies, after all, notched a 59-52 win and improved to 5-1 — the veteran coach wasn’t real pleased at how his team closed things out.
“We had a 20-point lead and then we started playing like we were behind,” Parrish said of his team, which was up 52-31 after three periods. “Firing up shots, turning the ball over and we quit playing defense and we’re standing around and not rotating."
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North Marion’s Anna Marie Moscufo shoots for two as Pocahontas County’s Melissa Murphy guards on the play. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Fairmont Senior’s Emily Stoller drives toward the basket as Frankfort’s Kaitlyn Jan guards on the play. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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North Marion’s Mackensy Hess drives for two as Pocahontas County’s Heather Snead guards on the play. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Fairmont Senior’s Kelsey Morrone heads for the basket as Frankfort’s Madison Pfaff (22) and Taylor Sisk (31) attempt to steal the ball. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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North Marion’s Audia Bartlett drives toward the basket as Heather Snead guards on the play. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Fairmont Senior’s Kaden Whaley goes for two. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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North Marion’s Cassady Rodriguez goes for two as Pocahontas County’s Melissa Murphy attempts to block the shot. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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Fairmont Senior’s Tyaina Horton is blocked by Frankfort’s Madison Pfaff (22) and Alyssa Lantz (23). PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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North Marion’s Noca Singleton goes for two as Pocahontas County’s Bethany Arbogast (34), Melissa Murphy (22), Allison Jonese (15) and Heather Snead (14) look on. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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North Marion’s Cara Egress looks for two as Pocahontas County’s Allison Jonese guards on the play. PHOTO BY TAMMY SHRIVER
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