Currently holding a 12-7 record, the varsity boys’ basketball team has been avidly preparing for the Northwest Crossroads Conference (NCC), and then sectionals starting on March 4 at Lake Central High School.

“Our first goal is to win the NCC conference again this year.  We are trying to be undefeated in conference play for the eighth consecutive year,” coach Michael Hackett said. “After that, we will turn our attention to sectionals.”

Senior Tyler Fuller has welcomed the new players on the team, helping them get acquainted with the other players and learning the team’s expectations.

“The team this year is a lot younger and we only have three varsity returners, while the team last year had been playing together since middle school,” Fuller said.

Senior Colh Igue reflects on the state of the team and the players, acknowledging the team’s weak point: coordination.

“First, we have to win conference. Now, we’re just learning how to play together better. By sectionals, I think we’ll be good,” Igue said. “The better you can do the little things, the better player you’ll be.”

Even though they’ve won the NCC for seven consecutive years, they know the eighth won’t come easy. They are giving it their all to win NCC and their sectional games.

“We are going to work and practice hard, give it our all, and see where that takes us,” Fuller said.