Issue 2, Volume 13

Eighth grade basketball ‘B’ team continues successful season
Story by Matthew Witucki and
Alex Richter
During Clay basketball games
the Clay eighth grade student
section is where the fans get loud.
Students pack the stands and get
crazy. The fans who consistently
cheer throughout the game are
Max Mylott, Sophie Kuchik and
Charlie Thomas.
“We respect the opponents but
we want our team to win, so we do
what has to be done and go crazy,”
Charlie Thomas, eighth grade, said.
“My favorite part about being
playing for the B team is that there
is little pressure and that you get to
play with your friends,” Sam
Booth, eighth grade said. The B
team has really good chemistry , as
they swing the ball around the
court getting good ball movement,
which shows why they are
undefeated.
According to Coach Josh Cole,
there has never been an undefeated
eighth grade boys basketball team.
“It would be great to see the boys
go undefeated this year,” Coach
Jordan Cole, assistant boys coach,
said.
The boys hope they can go
undefeated and maybe even get on
the banner in the gym.
Part of winning every game
means scoring many points, and
they do this consistently. The B
team averages 43 points a game,
which they have been improving
on throughout the season. The B
team is mainly a three point
shooting team which opens up the
the inside under the hoop.
“Once we shoot enough threes
to spread out the defense, we pass
it down low and get layups in the
paint,” Holden King, eighth grade,
said. Owen Schafer, Matthew
Witucki, and Nick Frische, have
their own nicknames. Last year,
Mr. Steven Sturgis, seventh grade
coach, created a name for the boys.
He called them the trees. The
name has stuck with them for their
middle school basketball career.
Coach Cole focuses on defense
in practice and it shows in games.
The B team only gives up around
15 points a game.
“Our great defense leads to
great offense,” Nick Frische,
eighth grade, said. Coach Cole also
preaches that we get on the
support line to help stop
penetration. The B team is
improving their defense every
game.
Nick Frische plays defense
against Mt. Vernon.
Photo by Mia Anderson
Colton Parker is in the process of passing the ball to
Owen Schafer. Photo by Mia Anderson.
The whole eighth grade B team plays defense against Mt. Vernon. Photo by Mia
Anderson.
Infographic by Owen Schafer