THOMASVILLE — The Brookwood Lady Warriors once again have a new chief.

Chris Seay, the Lady Warriors’ third coach in three years, comes to Brookwood after a stint with Lee County as an assistant. He is excited about the upcoming season, which begins Tuesday when Brookwood travels to Byne Christian for a preseason scrimmage.

“I feel like they’ve come to accept me as the coach, first and foremost,” Seay said. “They’re actually adjusting to my schemes and what I want to do. They’re doing a pretty good job at it. They’re pretty comfortable where we are. We just look to get better and better, week in and week out.”

Seay replaces Todd Thomas, who coached Brookwood on a provisional basis last year following the resignation of Shondra Johnson. The cupboard was not bare, however, for Seay. Brookwood returns four of five starters, including Lauren Johnson, Hannah Notaro, Domarnique Moore and Haley Caldwell. Johnson and Moore were all-region performers a year ago.

“That was a big thing for me in actually accepting the job, knowing what I had returning,” Seay said.

The only starter lost from last year was Logan Petrey, another all-region performer. She leaves a huge vacancy at point guard, which could put ball-handling responsibility on Johnson’s shoulders.

“We’re hoping that we can kind of take the pressure off of her. I have Logan’s sister, Paige, and she’s just as quick,” Seay said. “She can handle the ball pretty well. We’re hoping that can kind of take the pressure off Lauren, just a little bit, but not too much.”

There are a couple of concerns for Seay in his first year. Moore, his lone senior, is still recovering from meniscus surgery, although she should be ready when Brookwood plays its first home game on Nov. 20.

“Her progress is going faster than the doctors expected,” Seay said. “I should have her back in a couple of weeks.”

Depth is also a concern for Brookwood, which outside of its starting five, does not sport much experience.

“We’re actually dealing with a lot of youth. I’ve got four eighth-graders coming up,” Seay said.

“They’re going to play a lot.

“Right now, their adjustment is going pretty well.”