Gibson Southern focusing on ball security ahead of regional championship
FORT BRANCH, Ind. (WEHT) – Gibson Southern girls basketball will face Floyd Central in the regional championship on Saturday.
For the Lady Titans, they've been incredibly successful over the past two seasons. That includes a 3A state championship in 2024.
The one area of focus is not turning the ball over. They did it 25 times in the state title game and still found a way to win. Recently, they turned it over 16 times in both of the sectional semifinal and championship games.
Expecting a high press on Saturday, their head coach says the key to victory is ball security.
'We're going to have to value the basketball. We can't let them get going with their press and give them live ball turnovers going into layups,' said Kyle Brasher.
That game is set for 6 p.m. CT on Saturday at Boonville.
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