New-look Northwest girls basketball team producing same results from solid past
By Mike Moore Staff Writer Jackson — Ryan Carroll called the season so far a ‘challenge’ and a ‘guessing game.’ And that much the Northwest girls basketball coach loves. It was last winter, with a group of varsity veterans, that Carroll helped guide the Mounties to a 22-3 record. It was also last year that Carroll and the Mounties bud farewell to five key seniors who had formed and shaped exactly what the program had become. So, when the 2016-17 season launched, Northwest was in a slight rebuild on the fly. “The challenge has been a sort of guessing game, trying to see who’s going to step up or take that leadership role in any given game,” Carroll said. “Truthfully, it’s been fun. I’m working harder at it and they are accepting the challenge to do different things. As of Thursday morning, the rebuild has been more of a stepping stone. The Mounties were an impressive 9-4 overall and 6-2 in conference play following Tuesday’s 35-26 victory over Eaton Rapids. Nine wins in 13 games, and spot near the top of the standings in the I-8, is impressive considering the losses…
