COAL CITY — Coal City's three leading varsity girls basketball scorers from 2011-12 —Interstate Eight All-Conference picks Emily Halliday and Britta Spelde and senior Donjetta Shabani — are back.

They are, however, three of just six Lady Coalers with any varsity experience. Their roster consists of two seniors, three juniors, six sophomores and a freshman. Coach Brad Schmitt expects his bench to include some underclassmen who will have just finished playing in the sophomore game.

The players projected to start for Coal City — junior Brittany Jezik at point guard, Halliday and sophomore Nicole Borgetti at off guard and Spelde and Shabani at forward — have been put on notice that rest may be hard to come by. They will be spelled by senior forward Annie Hawkinson, sophomores Madyson Bunton, Rebecca Cash, Alicia Matusiak, Carly Pavlis and Kendall Pirc and freshman MaKenna Emerson.