Billies buy into brand-new start, work to play ‘last day of season’

PLEASANT HILL – The new-look Pleasant Hill Billies girls basketball team got off to a tough start to the season, losing 62-41 at preseason No. 2 Amity last Wednesday. Fourth-ranked Pleasant Hill bounced back in a big way in its first home game under first-year head coach Paxton Miller, though, handling No. 5 Lakeview 40-25 behind a stifling defense that forced 29 Lakeview turnovers.

“I liked our competitive spirit and our effort. We talked a…