[Stardust]

Ludlow
Coach: Steve Hart (2nd season, 13-13; 12th year overall, 154-131).

Last Season: 13-13 (Lost in first round of 34th District to Villa Madonna, 73-56).

Key Players: Soph. F Michell Cody, Sr. G Chris Yates.

What's New: Sophomore Geoffrey Thornsburg takes over at point guard for multi-talented Burt Pouncy, who transferred to Holy Cross.

Outlook: Cody and Yates are the only two full-time starters back from last season, but there are several returnees who played significant minutes. There is also some good size on the frontline with -foot-5 sophomore forward/center Jerad Howard, 6-4 senior Caleb Engle and 6-3 senior forward Doug Wright. Senior forward Drew Gaiser also returns, but he's out for about the next four weeks, according to Hart, while he recovers from knee surgery. "We have to shoot the ball better," said Hart, who great success in his previous stop at Silver Grove. "We'll probably be different team than we were last year, especially because we have some size to work with." As a team, the Panthers shot just 50 percent from the free throw line.