The Perry Jayette basketball team will start a brand new season tonight when they host the Newton Cardinals in a 6:00 JV/V doubleheader at the Perry Sports Pavillion.  Veteran Head Coach Mike Long returns 4 starters off a team that finished 10-11 last year and 8-10 in the Raccoon River Conference.  Perry’s top 5 scorer’s are back from a season ago.   Senior Frankie Ecklund averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds, while the dynamic sophomore connection of Claire Marburger and Maggie Lowe combined for 24 points and 10 rebounds a game.  Senior Becca Minor and junior Julie Dew along with 5-11 sophomore Amy Markres provide the Jayettes with more depth than they have had in the past.

Newton returns 4 starters off a team that went 6-15 a year ago.  The Cardinals averaged a Little Hawkeye worst 31 points a game.  Perry defeated Newton last year 50-28.  You can listen to Jayette basketball tonight with Shawn Kenney beginning with the HyVee pregame show at 7:30.