JV boys basketball preview—‘Cats looking to shoot their way to league title

by Dillon Cooper

The old transition from football to basketball is an age-old story, something that we can rely on happening every year. From the grass to the hardwood, it always feels just different changing sports, but once when you start dribbling, shooting, and passing, how to play the came all comes back to you.

This season there had been a larger then expected turn out for the basketball team as fifteen tried out and eleven made the cut. “We aren’t that big, but I plan on us out-hustling everyone,” said head coach Mr. Hodos. “I think we are very quick,” said freshman Elliot Krasny. “I have been getting in the weight room because I need it,” added Krasny. One of Mr. Burger’s and Mr. Hodos’s goals is to get everyone stronger by having every basketball player get into the weight room three times a week in a very effective schedule. “If you don’t get stronger by this workout then you’re just simply not doing it,” said varsity head coach Mr. Burger.

There is a nice blend of sophomores and freshman, starters and newcomers, “We have four returning players from last year. We lost one player (Brandon Williams) to the varsity, but that is where he belongs,” added Mr. Hodos. “I’m definitely looking forward to the North-Adams game. They got us twice last year,” expressed Mr. Hodos. “I am really looking forward to the Jackson Christian game,” stated sophomore Austin Billington. It had seemed like every player on the team (who played last year) thought we improved greatly and are currently a great shooting bunch. “We have improved a lot in shooting from last season,” added Billington. “We have great shooters on the team,” said sophomore Robby Wheeler. “We have a few tall guys and that will help us even though we don’t have that much size,” said Krasny. The Wildcats are not that tall, but they also have a lot of skill though and depth.

This year’s JV basketball team consists of four returnees and seven newcomers. The four returnees are Billington, Kyle Wyatt, Wheeler and Dillon Cooper. There are seven new comers: sophomore Levi Natzke, and freshmen Blake Toner, Drew McOscar, Michael May, Krasny, Jordan Castle, and Cyle Brown.

No matter how good the final tally in the win column is, one thing is clear, this team will not give up and by the end of the year, through improvements and more experience, this team will be a wrecking ball known as the Pittsford Wildcats!