Being a three year varsity athlete is no small task, especially when it comes to a big sport such as basketball. Junior guard Lexy Scarlato has knocked 2 years of success out in that regard already, and is headed for her third in the 2025-26 season.
Lexy has already made a consistent impact in her time with the Lady Rangers, and she’s already made plenty of memories with the group around her.
“My favorite memory is beating Northern at home last year,” Lexy said. “It was just a super competitive game. It was really high-scoring and super high-energy.”
Lexy has already learned a lot from her time at FHC, and her coaches have given plenty of advice on how to succeed, especially at her level of talent.
“The best advice I’ve gotten from a coach is from coach [Paige] Hallock last year,” Lexy said. “She told me that comparing yourself to others doesn’t make you any better, so it doesn’t matter what they are doing.”
Being a junior, Lexy has had time to learn and grow under the current seniors in these past few years. As these seniors finish up their high school career, Lexy reminisces on her tenure with the current seniors and how they’ve impacted her and her time with the program.
“I’ve been playing with them [the senior class] for the last three years,” Lexy said. “It’s just been super fun to keep that going, they’ve had such a big impact on me. It’s just been super fun and they make it so much fun.”
The girls finished their season with many more losses than wins, so for some, it might have been tough to find positives in a rough varsity season. Lexy is still able to acknowledge the fun parts of the year, even though it might not have turned out as the team expected or wanted.
“It’s honestly been super fun to play with the seniors,” Lexy said. “It is their last year, and it’s been fun to play and compete because I’ve been playing basketball for so long that playing is just fun.”
The seniors are on their way out after two seasons on varsity and move forward while the underclassmen step forward to assume leadership positions with the team. Lexy is prepared to take up one of those roles as the team hits another season filled with hope and excitement.
“It’s honestly a little weird,” Lexy said. “It feels like I was just a freshman playing under all these seniors, but after learning from the seniors this year because I’ve been playing with them for so long, I’m excited to start playing with the underclassmen and upcoming players to develop the program more.”
