Berwick girls basketball is under new leadership in 2018

Berwick High School head coach Josh Montgomery and assistant coach Derek Ribardi may be in their first year leading the Berwick girls basketball program, but the duo have relatively high goals for a program that has struggled.
This season, the duo hopes to win 10 games and finish .500 in district.
Ribardi said the school hasn’t won 10 games in six years leading the program.
“We’re just trying to get double digits in wins and .500 in district and see what happens,” Ribardi said.
So far, Berwick is almost halfway there as the squad has a 3-4 record and will continue its season Tuesday when it hosts St. John in varsity, set for approximately 6:45 p.m. following the 5:30 p.m. junior varsity contest.
This season, Berwick is running a motion offense, while defensively, the squad hopes to press teams and force easy, transition baskets.
Senior guard Madison Carline, who has played for four years and was a first-team All-District 8-3A selection a year ago, leads the squad.
Maci Broussard, who Ribardi said is out injured but will be back shortly, also is a guard on this year’s squad along with Ariana Jones and Maddie Billiot.
In the post, Berwick features first-year basketball player Lauren Skinner, who has played volleyball during her time at Berwick, as well as Sam Kinchen and Tia and Tamara Whitehead. Other post players are Lily Eues and Sheldriana Clark.
Berwick will compete in Hanson Memorial’s tournament later this week.
The squad begins District 8-3A action next week when it travels to face North Vermilion. Other teams in District 8-3A are Kaplan, Erath, Abbeville, Patterson and David Thibodaux.