Moorefield Boys Basketball is set to swarm through the Charlotte Hill Memorial Gym “Hive” and sting opponents throughout the Mountain State aiming to reach Charleston behind the leadership of veteran coach Scott Stutler and a trio of seniors to create that mantle of success.
Coach Stutler’s assistant coaches helping to conquer goals this year will be Eric Linville and Blake Funk.
The Yellow Jackets will be guided by seniors Brock Linville, Shawn Reed and Law Sherman showing defensive tenacity and good floor awareness creating plays on offense.
This trio will be complemented by the junior quintet of Cyrus Kump, Kail Greenwlt, Jackson Helmick, Brenden Fawley and Levi Davis who all can drill the net from the perimeter to keep opponents on their heels.
Moorefield’s defense will be solid with the sophomore duo of Edgar Cambero and Austin Arbaugh, who proved quite fast on the soccer pitch and that speed will transform on the court.
The Yellow Jackets Freshman 10 are quite familiar with success just coming off winning the Potomac Valley League Championship in back-to-back seasons and will use their dynamic skills to lend support: Matthew Iman, Edison Metheny, Luke Stutler, Hector Luna-Davy, Zakk Keplinger, Bill Ware, Reid Kump, Thomas Simmons, Brody Simmons and Vance Simmons.
Moorefield Boys Basketball will begin the season at Hampshire for an afternoon matinee in front of the student body on December 11th.
The Yellow Jackets will compete in the annual Petersburg Holiday Tournament on December 26th -27th.
Moorefield hosts cross county rival East Hardy on December 18th and visit Baker on January 16th.
The Yellow Jackets will feature an All-Mountain State field of competition this season with a few long distance rides including Pocahontas County (season finale). Doddridge County, South Harrison and Berkeley Springs.
Moorefield is ready to take the court with a swarm of talent to push forward in a deep playoff pursuit.
Coach Stutler shared his thoughts on the team and season in a Q&A session:
Coaching Philosophy – I believe in instilling a competitive culture, based on accountability, toughness and hard work.
Most rewarding aspect of coaching is seeing the growth of our players on and off the court, helping them succeed and reach goals.
Goals and expectations – Our goals and expectations stay the same from year to year. We work hard to get better each day so that we are playing are best basketball at the end of the season.
How do you improve from last year – we are a different team than last year, we need to stay focused, be unselfish and practice and play harder than everyone else.
Team chemistry – team chemistry will take time to develop but we are off to a good start.
Senior Leadership – senior leadership has been good, we have 3 seniors and they work hard and hold themselves accountable for the energy we have in practice.
Schedule – our schedule is always challenging, we will have to compete at a high level every time we step on the floor.
