By winning the District 7-1A girls hoop crown, their first league title in some 11 years, the Sands Mustangs got a rare day off between the end of district and the start of the playoffs.
But it didn’t turn out being much of a break for Coach Ben Connell’s Mustangs.
They had practice game on Monday at Guthrie where, like Sands, the Jaguars are considered one of the best Class 1A girls teams in the state. While Sands remains fifth in this week’s Class 1A state poll Guthrie is 25th.
“They’re bigger. They’re also quick and have some pretty good shooters,” Connell said.
But ...