If there is one lesson the Southern Regional girls basketball team learned last season, it was how to function without a big presence on the inside.

Sure, Samantha Russell, Lindsey Kelly and Brielle Romano, along with several seniors who graduated in June, all did a great job to help with the rebounding as youngsters to the varsity program, but the simple truth was that it’s just plain difficult to replace the presence of “Big Red” – aka Skylar Soltis, who stands well over 6 feet.

Fortunately, the Rams’ center returned from knee surgery three-quarters of the way through the season, and they were…