The Greenback School Lady Cherokees basketball team stayed late Thursday night conditioning, putting up shots and working on offensive schemes to prepare for the season.
After putting together a solid run to the Region 1A semifinals last year, head coach Angie Lucier knows this team will have a different identity.
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