BIG SPRING Bulldogs (3-AAA)
Coach: Steve Naticchia.
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2011-12 record: 14-9 (8-4, 2nd in Colonial). Lost in District 3 preliminaries to Middletown.
Top players: Tyler Pion (6-1 sr G), Isaiah Grier (6-2 sr F), Jeremy Witter (6-0 jr G), Matt Hickman (5-8 sr G), Ben Bailey (6-1 sr F), Grant Adams (6-4 so C), Dalton Donica (5-7 jr G), Hunter Shannon (5-10 jr G).
The big picture: Pion and Grier proved capable scorers last year behind the Bulldogs’ top pair, the graduated Jordan Houck and Andrew Fry, and Naticchia’s group overcame a significant size disadvantage to tie for second in the division and reach the district playoffs. Height issue remains, but the Bulldogs’ earned reputation as fighters means they could again threaten the favorites. Even if you outweigh them on the scale, this isn’t a team to take lightly.
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