By Blake Chadwick
Ever since she was four, Mahogany Butler has been all about playing basketball. Now as a senior she is ready to lead the Wichita South Titans to a deep playoff run after last year’s 15-7 season was cut short.
“The kind of player she is is a tenacious defender and very aggressive on the offensive end,” head coach Thsombe Phillips said. “She has a very giving personality and loves to see her teammates do well. What also makes her special is the fact that she doesn’t shy away from the competition and is willing to take on the other team’s best player each and every night.”
Butler knows that her defense is something she prides herself in and has been what kept her on the court these last four years as a varsity player.
The senior averaged 10 points per game, five rebounds per game and three steals per game a season ago. But now with a lot more accountability on her shoulders, she is going to have to continue leading and take some new players under her wing.
“What I want to do as a leader is to just encourage my team to do well in school because it’s just as important to have good grades so you can still play,” Butler said. “It means a lot. I really try my hardest to set a good example for the younger girls on my team, and show them that the only way we can make it to state is if we work hard in practice.”
