Thursday, February 10, 2011
Parkway West connects on 13 shots from 3-point range in defeating Parkway Central, 71-45, in a Suburban South Conference matchup.
Fans of the Parkway West girls varsity team have to be wondering what got into the Longhorns. The Parkway Central Colts were powerless against Parkway West as the Longhorns drilled 13 shots in 19 attempts from 3-point range in defeating the Colts, 71-45, in a conference battle on Tuesday. Parkway West improved to 4-17 this season, including 2-3 in the Suburban South Conference. They had lost 13 of their previous 14 games. Parkway Central (9-13) is 2-3 in league play. “Shots were falling at a higher rate for us,” said Longhorns head coach John Sloop. “Basketball is a crazy game and we just made more of our shots tonight.” The Colts managed a two-point lead over the Longhorns in the first quarter, 12-10. But they couldn’t hold onto the lead …
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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Parkway West senior Maggie Wenstrup scores a game-high 28 points, but the Longhorns lose at Webster Groves, 78-54.
Despite another loss, the Parkway West girls basketball team found some positives to reflect on following their game at Webster on Friday night. Behind junior Jordan Thompson's 23-point outburst, Webster Groves beat Parkway West, 78-54, in a Suburban South Conference matchup. The Statesmen’s win extended their winning streak to six games. For Parkway West head coach John Sloop, Friday’s loss was his team’s third straight as he saw the Longhorns drop to 3-17. "In the beginning of the game, they were the more physical and aggressive team and it showed because they played with some confidence," Sloop said. "They made some shots early and that breeds confidence." But it was Parkway West's play in the second half that Sloop believes is …
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
John Sloop is set to begin his first season as head coach of the Parkway West girl’s basketball team.
John Sloop brings some collegiate background to his first high school head coaching experience. Sloop, a 1987 Lafayette High School graduate, is the new girls basketball coach at Parkway West High School this season. He comes from Truman State University where he was the assistant men's coach for five years and the head women's coach for the past eight seasons. "In college you are recruiting from a much bigger pool," Sloop said. "For example, our point guard at Truman for a couple of years was from Brazil. Our enrollment here is about 1,300 so there are about 650 girls, a much smaller pool of talent. But I think we have some ability through all of the classes. Right now everything we are doing is new for everybody. I realize it is going to…
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