STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL: Fresh(man) approach nothing new for Timberlake girls

Ninth graders have played key roles before for 3A power Tigers

“The freshmen and sophomores have played together since they were little,” Timberlake girls basketball coach Matt Miller said. “We started a little team with them when they were in third and fourth grade, so they’ve played together all through elementary and junior high. So they’re used to each other. Marissa (Needs, a sophomore) even said, once this year started, ‘It feels like our team is here now.’ Because last year, when she was a freshman, they were missing the eighth graders that they normally got to play with.