The Riverside Bulldogs Girls basketball team had a great regular season, finishing 18-3. They head into the regional tournament winning 6 of their last 7 games. The Bulldogs are led by JR Sydney Somers who leads Riverside in points, rebounds and blocks. As a team, defense is their calling card. Riverside only allows 29 ppg, which places them as the fourth best defense in all of Class 2A. Coach Mark Jeppesen knows that the lockdown defense that his team plays can lead them to a lot of playoff victories.

While other teams know that Sydney Somers is a threat on offense, Coach Jeppesen wants his whole team to be involved:

There are a couple girls who have stood out as leaders throughout the season:

Coach Jeppesen wants his team to have a day-by-day mindset:

The Riverside Bulldogs’ Class 2A first round regional matchup is against Missouri Valley on Tuesday, February 17th. Tipoff scheduled for 7:00 pm.