 Joey Klaasen |  Nate McClain |  Trayce Jackson-Davis |
CENTER GROVE (10-16) Ten or more wins in each of coach Zach Hahn’s first two seasons … lost five seniors, 28 points and nine rebounds per game … back with Hahn’s most balanced team … agile 6-9 soph Trayce Jackson-Davis (9.5 ppg, 6,1 rpg) keeps improving, will become a force … junior Nate McLain (8.2 ppg) anchors backcourt … 6-4 junior Joey Klaasen and 6-5 soph Lucas Doyle at forward … 6-5 Parker Ferguson and 6-6 Noah Gillard add size … sophs Ben Greller, Cameron Petty and Spencer … winless in Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference last year … building to challenge in the league and beyond.
Coach’s comments: “One thing I have learned as a coach is that it takes time to get a program where you would like it and how you want them to play. I think this year’s team is the first team that I haven’t had to reteach basic concepts about our offense and defense because they have been with me for three years.
“We were talking about more detailed things in Week 2. which is exciting as a coach. The group has a great upside. Returning seven varsity players from last season and having six football players on our varsity and JV rosters should be beneficial to our program. We see our strengths as being longer, more athletic, highly skilled and versatile in many positions. We have a couple of strong low post presences and several shooters around the perimeter. Transition offense should be a great addition to this team.”
Coach’s comments: “One thing I have learned as a coach is that it takes time to get a program where you would like it and how you want them to play. I think this year’s team is the first team that I haven’t had to reteach basic concepts about our offense and defense because they have been with me for three years.
“We were talking about more detailed things in Week 2. which is exciting as a coach. The group has a great upside. Returning seven varsity players from last season and having six football players on our varsity and JV rosters should be beneficial to our program. We see our strengths as being longer, more athletic, highly skilled and versatile in many positions. We have a couple of strong low post presences and several shooters around the perimeter. Transition offense should be a great addition to this team.”
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