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Evanston s girls basketball program - always successful in the past - reached new heights once Brittanny Johnson took over as head coach 5 years ago.
The Wildkits challenged any and all comers, playing an elite schedule that included the program s first trip to a national tournament down in New Orleans. And part of the growing pains for this year s young squad included a Sunday trip to participate in the High School Jam shootout event at Morton College.
Matched up against elite Chicago Public School representative Kenwood Academy, the Wildkits hung tough for three quarters before bowing 56-38.
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The abbreviated playing calendar for teams in 2021 due to the pandemic limited Johnson s scheduling choices in a rebuilding season. But the former college coach recognizes the benefits of having losses to CPS powers Simeon and Kenwood in a 12-4 season to date.
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One of the side effects of the pandemic for high school basketball is the fact that coaches can t send scouts out for in-person evaluations of future opponents.
Schools in the Central Suburban League have agreed to swap videos - but ask any head coach and they ll tell you it s just not the same.
So the teams that survive and thrive this 2021 campaign are going to be the ones that can prevail while adjusting as they go.
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So far, so good for Evanston s girls. The Wildkit defense stymied Glenbrook North Friday night at Beardsley Gym, holding the Spartans without a field goal for the entire second quarter, as ETHS scored a 57-25 victory and improved to 6-1 on the season while remaining undefeated in CSL South division play.
UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 7:52 pm CT
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Four players on the 2021 Evanston varsity girls basketball roster played on the freshman team last year.
Two players were in 8th grade.
Brittanny Johnson could coach at Evanston for another 20 years and not see more new faces from one season to the next.
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Complicating matters further, the ETHS coach only has a 5-week season to work with, beginning on Saturday when the Wildkits host Vernon Hills in the 4 p.m. contest of a boys-girls varsity doubleheader.
Administrators in the Central Suburban League have put in place a doubleheader schedule consisting almost entirely of only league opponents, with the boys and girls alternating which varsity teams will play first. Only 50 spectators will be allowed in the stands, although ETHS fans can view all home games streaming on the National Federation of High Schools online network. Games will be broadcast on https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/evanston-township-high-school-evanston-il