District and PIAA classification: 3-AAAA
Head coach: Ryan Trupe (5th season, 35-49).
2012-13 record: 7-14 overall, 4-12 in Lancaster-Lebanon League’s Section 3.
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Players: Anthony Peracchio, 5-9 sr G
Jeremy Dautrich, 6-1 sr F
Kyle Shenenberger, 6-4 sr F
Robbie Jeffers, 6-4 sr F
Zach Hartman, 6-1 sr G
Blake Martin, 6-1 jr G
Calvin King, 6-1 jr G
Connor Sensenig, 5-10 jr G
Mitch Martin, 6-1 jr G
Back-door cuts: Hammered hard by graduation night yet again, Trupe’s Spartans will check in on opening night with a nine-man rotation packing decent size that’s lacking varsity minutes. While the fifth-year skipper has been diligently trying to find ways to pull this bunch together and enhance team chemistry — and he generally believes Spot can impact Section 3 somewhat — Trupe really won’t know how his club will respond until the bright lights flash on for the season-opening scrap at Twin Valley. If things mesh snugly, there’s enough size on hand for the Spartans to make an impact in the Section 3 standings. How sizable? We’ll see.
Projected order of finish: 5th of 6.
First game: Friday, Dec. 6 vs. Twin Valley in the Twin Valley Tip-Off Tournament. 7:30 start.
First home game: Monday, Dec. 16 vs. Lebanon Catholic. 7:30 tip.
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