Freeway League: Girls notes, players to watch.
Freeway League: Girls notes, players to watch.
An overview of the league and its top players.
•Last season's standings: 1. Troy (10-0, 26-2); 2. Fullerton (8-2, 22-7); 3t. Sonora (5-5, 16-10); 3t. Sunny Hills (5-5, 15-12); 5. La Habra (2-8, 9-17); 6. Buena Park (0-10, 3-15). ...
•Troy reached the Division I-AA quarterfinals last season before losing to Santa Margarita, 44-42. Fullerton (second round), Sunny Hills (first round) and Sonora (first round) also qualified for the playoffs last season. ...
•The Freeway League is grouped with the Moore, Marmonte, Century, Trinity, San Gabriel Valley, Channel and Del Rey Leagues for the playoffs this season. ...
•Troy was ranked No. 4 in the county's preseason poll. ...
•Troy guard T.J. Goddard, a second team All-County selection and one of the best 3-point shooters in the county, suffered a season-ending knee injury and will miss her senior year. ...
•The Warriors have won 110 consecutive league games. ...
•Fullerton's Quortlyn O'Neal averaged 10.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.5 steals per game last season. ...
•Sonora coach Melissa Ridge-Barajas on her team: "We'll look to pressure defensively, and push the ball offensively. Challenging preseason schedule should prepare us for league." ...
•Sunny Hills coach Craig Weinreich said Troy is the clear No. 1 team in the Freeway League, Fullerton is a clear No. 2, but Sonora, Sunny Hills and La Habra are bunched together and should be very competitive. ...
•La Habra's Whittany Radcliffe signed to play volleyball at UC Santa Barbara and her teammate, Jocelyn Neely, signed to play volleyball at Long Beach State. ...
•Buena Park went winless in league last season, but the Coyotes have three starters back and hope to continue to improve.
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