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Coming off a state runner-up, the Waterford Wildcats girls have one goal in mind this year: a state title. With four of five starters returning for Waterford, the Wildcats are in prime position to make a return to Dayton. They will have to navigate the year without starting point guard Laykyn Jones as she graduated last season. Freshman Brynnlee Pottmeyer will take over duties with the ball for Waterford. The Wildcats have a veteran rotation outside Pottmeyer with junior Elsie Malec and seniors Avery Wagner, Avery Smithberger and Kendall Sury rounding out the starting lineup. The seniors on this team are well-acquainted with the highest level of basketball in Ohio, claiming a title their freshman year over New Knoxville 35-26.
After falling to Ft. Loramie last year in the final game, Wagner promised the squad would return to the state title game again this year. She reaffirmed that commitment and said Waterford’s expectation remains the same every year. Wagner said, “I feel like every year our goal is to make it back there. I feel like this year we have a great group of girls obviously. We have four girls coming back. We lost Laykyn Jones. She was a valuable piece of the team. I think there’s a lot of good girls. They’re young, they might have some inexperience, but I think we’ll end up making a run and making it back.”…