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Brooke Adams

Seniors (Left to Right): Chaz Ekoniak, Tyler Blasko, Brady Clyde, A;ec Grzyb, Austin McCullough, Rocco Garchar

Zoey Simpson, Feature Writer

Tyler Blasko

Are you excited for basketball season? 

Yes

How many years have you been playing basketball? 

Four years

What are you most excited for this season? 

To have everyone back and play as the old team, who won the NE8 our freshman year

What will be the biggest challenge this season? 

Learning how to play together again; there are a few football players who came back and they just got to get that basketball feel again.

What team will be one of the toughest games? 

Girard

Rocco Garchar

Are you excited for basketball season? 

Yes

How many years have you been playing basketball?

 Four years

What are you most excited for this season? 

All the games

What will be the biggest challenge this season? 

Make it far in the playoffs

What team will be one of the toughest games?

Girard or Poland

Chaz Ekoniak

Are you excited for basketball season? 

Yes

How many years have you been playing basketball? 

I played all throughout middle school, but haven’t played since 8th grade.

What are you most excited for this season?

 I am excited to see if we are able to win the conference for the 4th consecutive year.

What will be the biggest challenge this season?

 We have a lot of new players on the team including myself who are still trying to get their feet under them.

What team will be one of the toughest games? 

The first game of the season will be our only Division I opponent, and then playing at Girard and Poland will be tough as well.

Austin McCullough

Are you excited for basketball season? 

I am very excited for this season. I expect it to be the best one yet.

How many years have you been playing basketball?

 This will be my 9th year playing basketball.

What are you most excited for this season?

 I am most excited to step into a bigger role and hopefully have a successful season.

What will be the biggest challenge this season?

Learning to play together with this group of guys. We haven’t played together since 7th grade.

What team will be one of the toughest games?

 Girard will be the biggest challenge. They have many returners and are a very physical team.

Alec Grzyb

Are you excited for basketball season? 

Yes

How many years have you been playing basketball? 

This will be my 5th year, but I haven’t played since I was a freshman.

What are you most excited for this season? 

To be able to have everyone back together one last time

What will be the biggest challenge this season?

Building chemistry with all the new guys who haven’t played in a while

What team will be one of the toughest games? 

Girard. People predict they will win the NE8. That game will be a good one to watch.

Brady Clyde

Are you excited for basketball season? 

Yes

How many years have you been playing basketball? 

I’ve been playing basketball through grades 4-8 then didn’t play my freshmen-junior year to focus on football more. But now that football’s over, I decided to pay for my last year.

What are you most excited for this season? 

Playing with my friends one last time

What will be the biggest challenge this season? 

Building team chemistry with a new group

What team will be one of the toughest games? 

Girard and Poland will be our toughest and biggest games.