Fontbonne JV begins a promising season
Since Fontbonne’s 2017 Brooklyn-Queens JV basketball championship season, Coach Bob Atanasio has developed strong contenders to finish in the top spot of their division. After finishing the 2018 and 2019 seasons again in first place, the Bonnies lost consecutively in the finals to former rival Monsignor McClancy of Queens, a team that would eventually move up to the next division.
With the absence of a playoff season in 2020 and the cancellation of the 2021 season due to COVID-19, this year’s JV is fielding a fresh squad of 15 new players. So far the new squad has made a good start with a 3-1 record to begin the season with an all-sophomore starting lineup that is finally getting a chance to play after sitting out their freshman season.
Profiling his starting five, Atanasio said, “Leeann Ryan at the three guard is a force to be reckoned with. She has a nose for the ball and is always at the right spot. She has a good outside shot and goes strong to the basket. At this point she is the team’s leading scorer.”