Pennsbury Boys' Basketball Preview

PENNSBURY BOYS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Coach:  Bill Coleman (5th season)

Assistant coaches:  Gary Jones, Mike Vreeswyk, Zolton Walker, Mike Mackley, Zolton Walker, Eric Beatty, Billy Harrison

Last year’s record:  23-8 overall, 12-2 SOL, lost to Chester 52-49 in the District One 4A final. Lost to Martin Luther King in the second round of the PIAA 4A state tournament.

Notable losses:  Steve Ciotti (DeSales), Walter Allen (Holy Family), Jimmy Flagg (Bryn Athyn), Nigel Johnson, Lewis Troh (Valley Forge), Matthew Doan, Bobby Wagner

Key returners:  Cameron Jones (Sr., Guard, Third Team All-Sate, First Team All-SOL National, Bucks County Courier Player of the Year), Mekhi Bryant (Sr., Guard, First Team All-SOL National, First Team Bucks County Courier), Derrick Woods (Sr., Forward, St. Bonaventure commit, Second Team All-SOL National)

Others to watch:  Nick Cereby (Sr., Forward), Juan Perez Jones (Sr., Guard), Isaiah Carpenter (Soph., Center), Mark Flagg (Soph., Forward), Addison Howard (Soph., Guard), Zach Roy (Jr., Guard)

Strengths:  Defense and senior leadership. Cameron Jones, Mekhi Bryant and Derrick Woods provide a very strong inside-out presence.

Question marks:  Who is going to step up from our younger group to fill the roles of the seven players lost to graduation?

Games to watch:  All of them!

 

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