Winfield opponent making first trip to State Tournament: Westside coach knew team had the potential for Class AA tourney spot

Westside girls basketball Coach Jamie Lusk knows what it means towin a state high school championship as a player.

Eventually, the member of Oceana's 1994 boys state championshipteam wants to know the feeling of winning one as a coach.

To do so, the Renegades (16-6) will have to figure out how to getpast defending champion Winfield in the quarterfinal round of theState Tournament at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center.

"I've gone to the (boys) State Tournament every year since I was 6years old," said the 31-year-old Lusk, a first-year head coach. "Mydream would be to win a state championship."

Lusk is one of three West Virginia high school head …