"Girls get emotional ... I have a feeling people don't understand we're not the same Port Clinton basketball team we were in the past. "There was a spark. Being confident doesn't mean you stop ...

"I love basketball, and girls should make more of an impact ... She was committed to remaining at Port Clinton. "People said I could get a Division I scholarship if I went there," she said.

Jared Rhode graduated one year before friend Port Clinton varsity girls basketball coach Kevin Belden. Now, Rhode is Port Clinton's new boys varsity coach. "It's neat to look in the gym and Kevin ...