[Stardust]

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Coach: Justin Yeary, second year
Last season: 10-19 (lost to Lafayette in district)
Top players: Will Gary (6-3 jr.), Jamal Adu-Peasah (6-3 jr.); Mike Smith (5-10 jr. transfer from Sayre), Taylor King (6-6 jr.), Connor McHugh (5-10 so.), Seth Haga (6-2 sr.), Jordan Hurst (6-1 so.), Javone Blincoe (6-2 sr.), Donnie Lewis (5-10 so.)
Outlook: Dunbar could be the most improved team in town. The Bulldogs graduated big contributors Lamont Johnson, Clay Coyle and Sean Lamanna, but return a dynamic player in Gary and add a dynamic transfer in Smith. That duo should help make Dunbar more competitive than when it went 3-15 down the stretch last season.
Gary, who averaged 13 points as a sophomore, is a take-it-to-the-rim slasher who's improved his jump shot. Smith, who led the city in scoring the last two years (19.2 and 22.8 ppg), is fitting in nicely as a newcomer. "It's gone as smooth as we could hope. No problems," Yeary said. "With AAU ball, Mike's played with Will and Jamal, and with social media, he's already friends with everybody."
Adu-Peasah missed his freshman year with an injury, so last season was a learning experience. "We've seen him come a long way," Yeary said. King gives Dunbar size inside. Haga, a football player, provides toughness.
Yeary's main concerns are getting his Bulldogs to move the ball, hit the boards and play with intensity on defense for four quarters.
BULLDOGS' SCHEDULE
Nov. 29—Nicholas Co., 7:30
Dec. 3—Danville in 12th Region Showcase at Mercer Co., noon; 6—Lafayette, 8; 9—Model, 7:30; 13—at LCA, 7:30; 15—Bryan Station, 8; 16—at Madison Southern, 7:30; 19-22—iHigh Fayette County Invitational; 28-30—Shirley Kearns Invitational at Model
Jan. 5—LCA, 8; 6—at Mason Co., 6:30; 10—Tates Creek, 8; 12—at Henry Clay, 6:30; 14—Henry Co. in S.T. Roach Classic, 5; 19—at Lexington Catholic, 7:30; 21—at Boyle Co. 7:30; 24—at Lafayette, 8; 27—at Bryan Station, 8; 31—Lexington Catholic, 6:30
Feb. 3—at Tates Creek, 8; 7—East Jessamine, 7:30; 9—Henry Clay, 8; 11—Harrison Co. in Shoot for the Cure at Nicholas Co., 4; 16—at West Jessamine, 7:30


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