Rosehill Christian 2022-23

SEASON HONORS Mercy Freeman First-Team All-State/All-District Caitlyn Wilson First-Team All-State/All-District Madison Wilson

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First-Team All-State/All-District Charity Montgomery Second-Team All-State First-Team All-District Alexandra Smith All-State Honorable Mention First-Team All-District Lacie Williams All-State Honorable Mention First-Team All-District Destiny Williams All-District Honorable Mention

Madison Wilson

Caitlyn Wilson

HIGH (62-40), AND BRAZOS CHRISTIAN (70-36), THE EAGLES ADVANCED ALL THE WAY TO THE TAPPS-3A STATE FINALS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE NARROWLY DEFEATED IN A 57-52 HEART-BREAKER AGAINST A FORMIDABLE LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN TEAM. NEVERTHELESS, ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN WAS PHENOMENAL THIS WINTER, AND GIVEN THAT THEY’RE RETAINING THE MAJORITY OF THEIR ROSTER THROUGH THE OFFSEASON, COUNT ON THEM TO MAKE A STRONG EFFORT TO RUN IT BACK.

THE 2022-23 SEASON SAW RCS GIRLS HOOPS TAKE THEIR GAME TO ANOTHER LEVEL. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH STEVE KRANTZ, THE EAGLES SEEMED NEARLY UNSTOPPABLE ON THE COURT, FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 19-2 OVERALL RECORD TO TAKE THE NO. 2 IN THEIR DISTRICT (5-1). CAITLYN WILSON, MADISON WILSON AND JUNIOR MERCY FREEMAN WERE AMONG THE BIG NAMES FOR ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN, AS THEY PROCEEDED TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE FELT IN THE POSTSEASON. AFTER CRUISING PAST FAITH ACADEMY (68-24), LUTHERAN

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ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCED ITS FAIR SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON. GIVEN THE TOUGH DISTRICT THEY COMPETE IN, WHICH FEATURES THE

LIKES OF STATE-POWERS ST. FRANCIS AND WESTBURY CHRISTIAN, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY TEAM TO CONTEND FOR A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. STILL, COACH AUSTYN SMITH’S GROUP NEVER LOST THEIR RESOLVE. HEADLINED BY SENIORS AJ WILDER, AVERY BOTKIN-HENDERSON AND CALEB CATALENA, THE EAGLES PROCEEDED TO FINISH FIFTH OVERALL IN THE DISTRICT, PRIOR TO MAKING THE PLAYOFFS. SUBSEQUENTLY, RCS WAS NARROWLY DEFEATED IN A 55-52 NAIL-BITER AGAINST LUTHERAN HIGH IN THE BI-DISTRICT ROUND. WHILE THE RESULT WASN’T IDEAL, THEIR YEAR WASN’T WITHOUT ITS BRIGHT SPOTS, AND SHOULD SERVE AS A GOOD MOTIVATOR WHEN NEXT SEASON ROLLS AROUND.

SEASON HONORS Avery Botkin-Henderson Second-Team All-District AJ Wilder Second-Team All-District Calab Catalena Second-Team All-District Aaron Evans All-District Honorable Mention

Avery Botkin-Henderson