Roy Barker era set to begin for Lady Devils hoops

First-year coach will rely on youth movement for success

Posted 12/6/23

After a revolving door of head coaches the last three seasons, the Evanston High School girls’ basketball team is hoping it found some stability and consistency in new head coach Roy Barker, as the 2023-24 season tips off this weekend.

The Lady Devils will be heading to Casper to open the season, and while Barker’s team skews young — there’s just two seniors and one junior on the roster this season — there are enough talented sophomores and freshmen coming up that the future looks bright. Out of 28 girls that tried out this season, 24 are underclassmen, so there is definitely a lot of room for growth.

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