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CNO Female Athlete of the Month
Robins proving to be one of the best  
February  1, 2012 

PITSBURG - Franklin Monroe junior Taylor Robins has been a bright spot for the Lady Jets this season. Averaging 17 points a game for the Jets, Robins has become a scoring leader for Franklin Monroe. 

Leading the Jets in scoring in nearly all games, Robins has been a sparkplug for the blue and white. In the last three games out, Robins has scored 73 points, 30 against Newton in a victory. Her hard work and dedication has earned her the Female Athlete of the Month award. 

“It makes me feel good about how I’ve been playing lately,” Robins said. “I had some problems at the start of the year with the way my attitude was but I’ve changed that. When I changed my attitude about the middle of the season, my game got better.” 

The 2011-12 season hasn’t been stellar for the Jets but Robins has stepped up in light of all the injuries on the team. 

“We’ve had two players that have not played because of injuries,” said Robins. “We lost Aubrie Myers at the start of the season and Allison Hildebrand recently. Both are seniors and when a team loses two players like them, it is going to hurt.” 

With Kayla Linkous and Abby O’Donnell having been named as Athletes of the Month in November and December, Robins feels it to be an honor to be on the same list as them. 

“It’s nice to know when you have stepped up your game that someone is watching and paying attention to you,” Robbins said. “Kayla is ranked number one in the area right now. She is the best. So to be named in the same group as she is, is an honor.” 

Robins, has become a scoring machine in Darke County but she takes little credit to her success. 

“I may be doing a lot of scoring but my team’s the one that sets me up,” admitted Robins. “I can’t do anything without them. It’s not just me, it’s the team.” 

Now that Robins has become a name in the basketball ranks, she has become the focal points to other teams. 

“It’s really not as frustrating as you might think,” Robins said. “I see it as a sign of respect by other teams and if they are paying that much attention to me, then other players on the team are open. We have been seeing box and one and the tri-angle lately and we are working on plays to break those defenses. When Haley (Gray) and I are looking at those defenses, it opens up Claire (Neiswander) and Michelle (Heckman) and they have been scoring for us. They are all stepping up and it takes the pressure off Haley and me.” 

A year ago, Robins played at Troy Christian, playing with some of her friends. 

Living in Englewood and in the Trotwood school district, Robins didn’t want to be a Lady Ram as her friends at Troy Christian decided to attend Troy Senior High School. 

Liking the smaller school setting, Robins decided Franklin Monroe was a better fit for her than Trotwood-Madison.