AURORA | A profile look at Cherokee Trail senior Taryn Foxen, who is set to play for Team West in the inaugural A-Town All-Star Girls Game set for Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Cherokee Trail High School. The girls game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. (buy tickets in advance: bit.ly/ATOWN2017):
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A-Town All-Stars Girls Game makes its debut March 18 at Cherokee Trail
TARYN FOXEN
School: Cherokee Trail High School
Year: Senior
Height: 5-foot-10
2016-17 averages: 16.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals per game
Season highlights: The 2016-17 season marked a drastic change in philosophy for the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team, which graduated three seniors from a 15-win team that were the focal point of just about everything everything coach Jerry Austin’s team did. The Cougars were flush with youth in the new season, but senior Taryn Foxen provided a veteran presence and helped fill the void of some of the departures. The Chadron State signee’s offensive production increased dramatically, as she nearly doubled her scoring average from 9.0 points in her junior season to a team-leading 16.6 points per game as a senior, which put her second in the Centennial League behind Grandview star Michaela Onyenwere (20.8 ppg). Foxen also chipped in 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals per contest. The All-Centennial League second team selection will play on Team West in the inaugural A-Town All-Star Girls Game.
Foxen vs. Aurora teams: vs. Regis Jesuit (15 points); vs. Gateway (34 points, 7 rebounds, 7 steals); vs. Smoky Hill (21 points; 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals); vs. Overland (19 points; 8 points, 4 rebounds); vs. Rangeview (12 points, 3 steals); vs. Grandview (1 point, 6 rebounds; 17 points, 4 rebounds); vs. Eaglecrest (8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals)
