Shooting was a definite area of struggling for the Melcher-Dallas Girls Basketball Squad last season. The Saints only made 23% of their shots overall and 26% of their three point shots, both ranked Melcher-Dallas near the bottom of the Bluegrass Conference. Coach Kelsey Goff tells KNIA Sports it is all about confidence, and not being timid to take a shot.

Goff: “That will help our shooting percentage and knock down some shots. I know last year we got the open shots and the number of shots we needed, now we need to concentrate on making those shots so our percentage will go up.”

Another reason for optimism on shooting is the younger players that got court time last season will be more confident in their all around game, and the more experienced players will be more confident to get them the ball. Melcher-Dallas opens its season on Tuesday at Wayne.