Boys varsity basketball defeated Silver Creek High School 71- 42 on Dec. 6, extending its record this season to 3-0.
Head coach Jeff LaMere said the team played well, but still has room for improvement.
“Some of our ball handling against the press (was) a little bit loose,” LaMere said. “So our dead ball defense (has) to get better and (we have) to continue working on offensive execution. But they’re trending in the right direction, so we have to just keep improving every aspect of our game.”
Sophomore shooting guard Ian Cierniak said he was happy with the team’s offense, which has improved significantly since the beginning of the season.
“We did really well playing together and running our offense,” Cierniak said. “We are definitely improving since the first couple scrimmages of the season, and it’s just good to see the progress being made.”
Cierniak also said consistency is key moving forward.
“We need to make sure we work consistently on applying pressure during those runs,” Cierniak said. “But overall, our defense, rotations, and running the offense was pretty good.”
Senior guard Kacey Washington said he wants the team to continue staying grounded.
“I think a lot of it is staying true to our form,” Washington said. “Defensively, we have to stay true to our assignments. We can’t get jumpy, we can’t get excited. We can’t be too optimistic when we look to get turnovers. We end up allowing them to score in transition.”
Looking ahead, Washington said they now have an example to go off of when playing tougher teams.
“I think this is a start,” Washington said. “When we play teams in higher leagues, we can put on tape what we did tonight and we can show the strengths of what we can do and what the potentials of this team are.”