Woodbridge’s girls basketball team is out to win its fifth consecutive Pacific Coast League title when league play begins Friday night.
But the Warriors, plagued by injuries in the nonleague portion of their schedule, won’t be favored when they take the court to face University at 5:30 p.m.
At least that’s what their head coach, Eric Bangs, says.
“We’ve had to change our team 180 degrees,” Bangs said last week. “We have three starters (Sierra Vaglica, Sophie Sarchet and Lauren Lum) gone.
But other players have picked up the slack, including Annika Walker, Jillian Cizynski and Bonnie Sarchet, Bangs said.
Woodbridge, which is 9-6 going into Friday’s game at University, still looks like the team to beat, although Beckman (7-5) could be a contender too.
Corona del Mar (10-4) looks improved while Irvine (8-8) and University (8-9) could pick up some wins too.
“We’re not favored any more, I doubt, because of all the injuries,” Bangs said. “We’ve got a chance to play like the underdog. Beckman is clearly the favorite, but everybody can beat everybody.
“Corona del Mar has a lot of talent and size, Uni is very good and Irvine is scrappier than heck. The bottom line is that it’s just a balanced and competitive league – 8-2 (record) will probably win it this year. We were the favorite the last couple years, this year we’re not so we’re going to have to go in and win games on the road.”
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