Trip to state finals highlighted Carroll’s season and his nod as JTV Sports Coach of the Year
By Mike Moore (Photo by Ryan Kerwin, JTV Sports) Staff Writer Jackson — The question was a simple one, yet the answer anything but. It had only been a couple days since the 2018 playoff run came to a close when Northwest girls basketball coach Ryan Carroll was asked to describe what the journey was like. He laughed. “I really don’t know how to explain it,” he said simply. “I don’t know if validation is the word, but when you look back at the time and effort that goes into this, for seven years we’ve kind of been building off the previous year and set our goals even higher.” Carroll orchestrated the most successful season in program history this winter, taking the Mounties to the Class B state finals. And now, he’s been selected as the JTV Sports Coach of the Year. “Coaching this team was just awesome,” Carroll said. “To have the talent we did, and go into every single night knowing we…
Northwest vs Detroit Country Day State Final Girls Basketball | Photo Gallery
Photos by Noah Baker, JTV Sports. Detroit Country Day 64, Northwest 48. State Class B Girls Basketball Final, March 17, 2018. To order photos or downloads, click here. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="267" sortorder="14837,14836,14835,14834,14833,14832,14831,14830,14829,14828,14827,14826,14825,14824,14823,14822,14821,14820,14819,14818,14817,14816,14838,14815,14814,14813,14812,14811,14810,14809,14808,14807,14806,14805,14804,14803,14802,14801,14800,14799,14798" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_blog_gallery" override_image_settings="0" image_quality="100" image_crop="0" image_watermark="0" image_display_size="1280" image_max_height="0" spacing="10" border_size="0" border_color="#FFFFFF" display_captions="0" caption_location="below" display_type_view="default" ngg_triggers_display="always" ngg_proofing_display="0" captions_enabled="0" captions_display_sharing="1" captions_display_title="1" captions_display_description="1" captions_animation="slideup" is_ecommerce_enabled="1" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"] Photos by Noah Baker, JTV Sports. Detroit Country Day 64, Northwest 48. State Class B Girls Basketball Final, March 17, 2018. To order photos or downloads, click here.
Northwest vs Michigan Center Class B Girls State Semifinal Basketball 3-16-18 | Photo Gallery
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