11-24-2011, 06:50 AM
Newport
Coach: Rod Snapp (11-18 in one season)
Last season: 11-18 (lost to Highlands in district semifinals)
Key players: Jr. G Daylin Gardner, Sr. G Ron Rice, Sr. F Andrew Merrill, Jr. G Cody Pearson.
Outlook: Garland led the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game. He is the primary 3-point shooter and goes to the free-throw line more than any Wildcat. Merrill averaged 5.5 points; Rice 4.1. Rice is the top returning rebounder, averaging 4.6. Pearson was an 80-percent free-throw shooter. "We will be extremely competitive, quick and scrappy," Snapp said. "Our players hate to lose.
Coach: Rod Snapp (11-18 in one season)
Last season: 11-18 (lost to Highlands in district semifinals)
Key players: Jr. G Daylin Gardner, Sr. G Ron Rice, Sr. F Andrew Merrill, Jr. G Cody Pearson.
Outlook: Garland led the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game. He is the primary 3-point shooter and goes to the free-throw line more than any Wildcat. Merrill averaged 5.5 points; Rice 4.1. Rice is the top returning rebounder, averaging 4.6. Pearson was an 80-percent free-throw shooter. "We will be extremely competitive, quick and scrappy," Snapp said. "Our players hate to lose.