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Wolf Pack
may head for
finals again
By Shawn Bates
PUTNAM — The coaches for the boy’s Wolf Pack squad, Derek Coderre, continues to pace the sidelines for the boys’ team. Coming off a 10-3 season coach reached the finals in the QVJC playoffs.
His assistant coach again will be Rob Loomis who will coach the JV squad and will keep Coderre company on the bench during the varsity game.
For the girls’ Wolf Pack Squad: Jon Miller will be in charge again after leading the ladies in a run through the regular season being prefect no one thought they could be stopped but they fell short in the QVJC finals.
Season outlook for the boys:
The team will be led by 8th point guard Karson Bates. His speed and dribbling talent will be key to get teammates open in the half court and should lead the team in their fast break charge up the court. Jack Rindge will position himself low in the paint where he seems most comfortable rebounding and putting the ball off the glass for some easy lay ups. The center spot is locked down by Alonzo Henries. After watching him in practice this player will get a ton of rebounds this year.
Everett Leblanc and Zack Belleville should give quality minutes for the squad. Cooper Livingston will be up on the top of the key with Bates and Avery Pedersen. These three should cause a lot of havoc on defense which will be key for the Pack.
Season outlook for the girls:
The team lost a huge scoring presences with Alex Hutchins graduating last year. Also lost to graduation was Laylah Chavez, Emma Braithwaite, and center Abby St.Martin . The question for coach Miller is who is going step up for his squad? Hutchins was the go-to player. The million dollar question is: Does Miller have another ace up his sleeve this year to make a tournament run? It‘s possible. He has some talented eighth graders including Amayah Chavez, Reagan Boledovic and Elisha Clinkscale.
These players saw time on varsity last year and will have to use that experience to lead this young team.
Schedules can be found on the CIAC website; www.ciacsports.com