Cowgirl gamer

    Senior Kacey Nidey learned much of her basketball education from her dad, Coach Brett Nidey, and she practices a lot with her twin brother, Cowboy Brandon Nidey.
    “Brandon and I play together a lot, our dad would take us to the gym while he coached basketball at a previous school when we were smaller,” she said. We’d practice drills, and play against each other. We were very competitive and still are,” she smiled.
    Kacey said her father taught her fundamentals and how to handle the ball. “I guess he still teaches me now but I think I know a lot because of what he’s taught me,”she said. “It’s not like he can teach me anything else becaue he’s taught me so much, so it’s me doing my thing and him telling me what specifically I need to work on.”
    As a team captain along with teammate Tamara Mathis, the Cowgirls want to make playoffs this year because they didn’t reach that goal last year. “We made it the year before, but I want to make it this year and I really think we can,” she said. “Tamara and I have been on varsity for four years so we’re comfortable with the pace of the game. We know what we’re doing and the team can follow us comfortably, especially the sophomores, who haven’t seen the varsity court as much.”
    “Kacey leads the team in scoring three-pointers, assists and steals,” Coach Nidey said. “She leads us on the offensive end, but has stepped up in the defensive end also. The team looks to her for leadership, and she has been a major part of the program for four years.”
    Kacey was named Basketball MVP last year, and she is the daughter of Sylvia and Brett Nidey.
    “Basketball is a family thing, and I grew up loving the game,” she said.