Sweet 16 girls’ basketball countdown: No. 8 Charlotte Christian
Girls’ No. 8 Charlotte Christian Knights
Coach: Luke Boythe (Second year as Christian’s head coach)
2014-15 notes: Finished 21-11 overall, 6-4 in the CISAA conference for third place. Advanced to the NCISAA state semifinals before losing 44-33 to Rabun Gap-Nacoochee.
Returning starters: Kerstie Phills (5-9, G, Sr.); Gerlea Patton (5-6, G, Jr.); Jaiden Mason (5-11, F, Jr.)
Why them? The Knights were within a game of making it to the state championship last year. It is an athletic team, led by senior guard Kerstie Phills (13.6 ppg) and junior forward Jaiden Mason.
JAY EDWARDS
This story was originally published November 7, 2015 at 2:06 PM with the headline "Sweet 16 girls’ basketball countdown: No. 8 Charlotte Christian."