You can take a player out of the game, but you can’t take the game out of a player. In the “it’s better late than never” category, 2023 Quitman High School graduate, Bethany Leach, has committed to play basketball for Centenary College in Shreveport. 

Leach will sign with the Lady Gents on April 1st at 5:00 pm in the Quitman High School gymnasium, completing a unique journey to her playing the sport that is the “family business” once again.

The odyssey leading up to her competing collegiately actually began midway through the 2022-23 basketball season where the three time, first team, all-district point guard went down with an injury. Through tremendous dedication and hard work, Leach came back to play for the Lady Wolverines before season end but after graduation it appeared her playing days were through. 

Leach spent this past year as a student at Louisiana Tech University where she worked as manager for the Lady Techsters this past season. It was that experience that caused the passion for competing to rise once again. 

“She came to me and said that she wanted to try and play again,” reflected her father, Kyle Leach, who is the long time QHS girls basketball coach. “We looked into it and then talked to Centenary, who offered her the opportunity.”