SHIPPENSBURG Greyhounds (3-AAAA)
Coach: Ray Staver.
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2011-12 record: 5-17 (4-8, 5th in Colonial). Did not qualify for postseason.
Top players: Mac Miller (6-1 sr G), Tony Johnson (5-11 sr G), Seth Frey (5-11 jr G), Ty Kater (5-10 sr G), Reid Singhas (6-4 sr F), Spencer VanScyoc (5-11 jr G), Cordell Shannon (6-3 so F), Britton Hastings (5-10 sr G).
The big picture: Staver isn’t what you call a typical first-year coach. Actually, he was the team’s head coach for nine years. Then took four years off. Eleven years as head skipper followed before another four-year break from the head gig. Now he’s back with what he thinks might be the quickest team he’s ever coached. Lots of flashy guards, lots of blossoming talent. Miller was last year’s leading scorer, and fellow Colonial coaches think Ship turns a corner this season. We shall not argue.
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