Laster, a 5-foot-6 guard, is one of four freshmen who have started this season for the Hawks, joining Zariya McCrary, Josie Odie and Brooklynn Isom. “She’s just a solid player,” Clobes said.

That left the Hawks with four freshmen (Brooklynn Isom, Zariya McCrary, Laster and Joslyn Ode) and one junior (Bree Hamilton) in the starting lineup. There are no seniors on the Heritage roster.

I feel like there’s things I can learn more with be with the older girls,” said freshman Brooklyn Isom. “We’re all young, but even though we’re young, we compete like we’re top ...