Hopewell girls basketball teams hopes to build on strong finish
The Hopewell girls' basketball team started slowly last season, losing four of its first six games. However, the Vikings responded nicely, finished with an overall record of 15-12 and qualified for the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs with a 6-6 record in Section 2-AAA.
A huge factor in the Vikings' late-season success was the effort provided by Class AAA Fab Five and All-section player Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. A 6-0 junior guard/forward, Kimbrough led the Vikings with a 21.1 points per game average.
The versatile three-sport athlete almost single-handedly knocked out No. 3 seed South Park with a 25-point effort in a 51-44 victory in a first-round WPIAL playoff game. The Vikings' season then suffered a 43-38 loss to section rival Ambridge in the quarterfinals.
Walker-Kimbrough, who also excels at volleyball and track and field, scored 18 of her 27 points in the first half in a 54-45 PIAA play-in victory over Lewistown. But Hopewell's season ended with a 55-47 loss to Mercyhurst Prep in the first round, though Walker-Kimbrough went down fighting as she led the Vikings with 23 points.
Hopewell begins its season next Tuesday with a non-section game against nearby rival West Allegheny. The Vikings open Section 2-AAA at Beaver Area on Dec. 15.
A huge factor in the Vikings' late-season success was the effort provided by Class AAA Fab Five and All-section player Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. A 6-0 junior guard/forward, Kimbrough led the Vikings with a 21.1 points per game average.
The versatile three-sport athlete almost single-handedly knocked out No. 3 seed South Park with a 25-point effort in a 51-44 victory in a first-round WPIAL playoff game. The Vikings' season then suffered a 43-38 loss to section rival Ambridge in the quarterfinals.
Walker-Kimbrough, who also excels at volleyball and track and field, scored 18 of her 27 points in the first half in a 54-45 PIAA play-in victory over Lewistown. But Hopewell's season ended with a 55-47 loss to Mercyhurst Prep in the first round, though Walker-Kimbrough went down fighting as she led the Vikings with 23 points.
Hopewell begins its season next Tuesday with a non-section game against nearby rival West Allegheny. The Vikings open Section 2-AAA at Beaver Area on Dec. 15.
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