Two-sport Tenley
Chesterton sophomore Davis — who is also a volleyball standout — is averaging 18 points, 8 boards on the basketball court this season
Tenley Davis has become a two-sport dynamo for Chesterton this school year.
After leading the girls volleyball team in kills and aces, the 6-foot-1 sophomore is making a similar impact for the girls basketball team.
“I just love sports, and it’s my competitive nature,” Davis said. “If I’m good at it and I’m able to do it, then let’s just do it and see where it goes.”
Davis is averaging 18.1 points
and 8.1 rebounds, which are team highs for the Trojans (6-3) and well beyond the 6.0 points and 4.9 rebounds she posted as a freshman. She credits her time in AAU over the summer.
“It completely changed the way I played,” she said. “Last season, I wasn’t as aggressive. I let people push me around. But now I’m just a lot more aggressive and stronger.”
Chesterton girls basketball coach Jack Campbell raved about Davis’ offensive work in the paint but was just as complimentary about what the forward can do
away from the basket.
“She’s one of our better perimeter shooters too,” Campbell said. “But she also does a great job of posting up. When she sits down and gets big inside, if we get her the ball, she has a chance to score or get to the foul line.”
Davis thinks she can be even more effective from the outside.
“I have a really good shot,” she said. “But sometimes I’ll hesitate or just won’t have the confidence to shoot it. I feel like I should use it more.”
Campbell said Davis’ physical tools also pose problems for opposing ballhandlers.
“We’ll put her at the top of our 1-3-1 zone, and with her being 6-1, she really makes it difficult for teams,” Campbell said. “She can run like a deer, so if the ball gets deflected or intercepted, she can release and get down to the other end of the court.”
Basketball is just part of the story for Davis. She starred as an outside hitter in volleyball this past season, recording 395 kills and 62 aces, and drew effusive praise from coach Lindsay Fisher.