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Newport is looking for a new Head Coach for their Girls Basketball team.

It's been all about the defense for Scott so far, with that side of the ball holding opponents to just 7 points per game while also scoring three touchdowns of their own in the first two games. They've taken down highly ranked Newport Central Catholic and blew out larger Dixie Heights 36-7 last week. This week they'll travel to Newport, which has stumbled out of the gate with two massive losses to Ludlow and Reading (OH). Can Scott keep it rolling when the Eagles take on the Wildcats?

2016 Newport Guard Ethan Snapp may be the most entertaining player to watch in the state. He’s a good ball-handler with a lot of shiftiness in the way he creates separation to get off his shot. He’s a good shooter that can pull-up from anywhere on the court and knock down shots. He gets into the lane well and usually finishes, although his thin frame does make it hard when he draws contact. Right now Lipscomb, Belmont, UNC-Greensboro, Wofford and the University of Charleston are the schools Ethan is hearing from. He has received an offer already from Charleston. He also has two visits currently set up, he’ll visit Charleston January 31st to see them play West Liberty. He will also be at the Lipscomb-Northern Kentucky game at Northern Kentucky on February 6th. I also talked to Ethan about some of the things he’s working on to get better. “Definitely getting stronger and bigger, and getting quicker to help my defense.” He also mentioned that he’s done a much better job of getting to the foul line this season and he wants to keep that up along with keeping his free throw shooting percentage above 85%. Ethan describe the season his team has had so far as good, but mentioned they’ve lost a lot of close games in what may be the most difficult schedule in Newport history. But he did seem upbeat about that because he knows it’s all about getting better for the postseason. “It’s all in preparation for when district and region come around.” He told me that closing out the year he wants to help get the team record above .500 and they want to make the 9th region tournament as well. Prep Hoops Kentucky Link