Bradford graduated a 4-year starter and 1000-point scorer but will also return some offense and rebounding and a deeper roster this year. Leading the team will be first year coach Dillon McCollough who was the varsity coach the last two years at Middletown Christian and ready to build the basketball program for the future.
Returning Lettermen
JR, C – Rallie Wirrig. Returning starter 11 PPG 9 REB 2nd Team All WOAC as a sophomore. Rallie is a dominant post player and an extremely skilled basketball player. Rallie will be a top player in the WOAC this season and is receiving interest from numerous colleges.
SR, G – Avery Felver. 4 PPG and a defensive stopper Avery will be taking a jump into a larger role as a senior on this team.
SR, G – Zander Lingo will be stepping into a bigger role as a player that improved tremendously this summer and will be a major contributor on defense.
JR, G/F – Raiden Wombold will be making a huge jump this year from his underclassmen years to now being a major contributor for us as an upperclassmen now.
SR, C – Casey Jones will be a great piece for us as a force down low this season.
SR, G/F – Jaxon Hatala – is a great senior leader for us and has done great stepping into a larger leadership role.
Key Contributors/Newcomers
SR 6’3 C Colton Gambill is a senior making a return to the program. Colton will have a big role for our team. His senior leadership is a major boost for us, and he is an enforcer in the paint. His size adds even more depth at our already strong post positions.
SO 5’9 G Bronson Schnurpel is a sniper 3-point shooter. He gained valuable experience as a freshman last year and now will continue to have a role in our varsity rotation.
FR 5’11 PG Jackson Felver is a successful athlete breaking middle school track records and making it to state. Jackson will gain valuable experiences being on the varsity team as a freshman and will take over as our PG next year.
FR 6’3 C Gavin Baker is a high motor aggressive big man. He will learn a lot in his first year in our program under our great depth at the big positions.
FR 6’1 G Liam Lingo is a skilled guard that will have a larger role next season for us. As a freshman he will gain knowledge and understanding in our program and will be a rotation guy for us this season as a freshman.
Strengths/Keys To Success
We are an experienced team that will rely on our leadership from our upperclassmen. We will play a physical hard-nosed brand of basketball. Leaning on specific fundamentals that we highlight: taking care of the ball offensively, taking pride in the defensive end of the court, and rebounding hard will be keys to success this season.
Pre-Season Top Teams
Here at Bradford, we are only focused on our program and controlling what we can control. We have specific goals for ourselves this season that we have been working to accomplish since June. That is all we are focused on.
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