JI Burton Girls

**Saluki86** · February 13th, 2010, 07:49 AM

Does anyone think they will lose this year?:doh:

**Saluki86** · February 13th, 2010, 02:17 PM

I think they can do it. They seem focused and on a mission.

**UTVols2** · February 13th, 2010, 07:37 PM

I hope they go all the way and finish the season undefeated. I would imagine this is the first Burton team to go undefeated thru the regular season but not 100% sure on that. I think Coach Goforth has done a magnificent job with the girls program at Burton and wish them the best of luck the remainder of the season.

**Unchained** · February 13th, 2010, 08:06 PM

Going undefeated in basketball is a heckuva feat. I'll never forget the 30-0 bunch from JJK. Here's hoping the Raiders make some noise upstate

**retiredteach** · February 13th, 2010, 08:27 PM

Hey, after they have gone this far, hope they stay undefeated. Kind of funny. I taught both Goforth and Stevie and they both hated Norton way back when. They have done a good job with the girls program.

**cvcgrad** · February 17th, 2010, 02:20 PM

If any basketball team in the Region has a solid chance at a state championship, it will probably be the Lady Raiders.

I think it will be a bit of long shot though. Like the Appy boys, the biggest weakness for the team will be the depth of the roster. Burton has a really good starting team, but the level drops off quite a bit on the bench. If Miller or Forney were to get into foul trouble early in the game, the odds decrease greatly,

Originally Posted by Saluki86

Does anyone think they will lose this year?:doh:

**fatherof4** · February 17th, 2010, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by cvcgrad

If any basketball team in the Region has a solid chance at a state championship, it will probably be the Lady Raiders.

I think it will be a bit of long shot though. Like the Appy boys, the biggest weakness for the team will be the depth of the roster. Burton has a really good starting team, but the level drops off quite a bit on the bench. If Miller or Forney were to get into foul trouble early in the game, the odds decrease greatly,

I hope the Burton girls does win state. It would be great for our area. As far as Appy goes, I hope they do good as well, but I think Castlewood has the best shot on the boys side from our area.

**yankeebaseball** · February 17th, 2010, 08:16 PM

I was at work talking with a lady whose daughters play for DB, it got me thinking
in the last 10 years, these 5 girls on one team would be a beast Roshonna Jackson, LaShay Collier, Rachel and Sarah Helton and Miller who is a Burton now.

**Glory_Days** · February 19th, 2010, 01:08 PM

thats a pretty good list of players.

**cvcgrad** · February 19th, 2010, 03:17 PM

Earlier in the season, one of the local coaches commented that this is the best [girls] basketball team he has seen in the last 25 years. That would take us back to about 1985 when Clintwood won the first of their two state championships.

I'm not sure I would say this is the "best" team in the last 25 years, but they would have to be near the top of the list.

If the Lady Raiders are destined for a state championship, I think it probably has to be this year.