Abington Boys' Basketball Preview

ABINGTON BOYS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Coach:  Charles Grasty, 3rd year

Assistant coaches: Gary Massey, Kris Brown, Carlos Williams, Sam Szymanek, Mike Viscariello

Last year’s record:  20-8 overall, 9-5 league, finished 3rd in district, Final Four at Abington since 1988.

Notable losses:  Chris Ruhl, playing football at Lehigh, Tom Kennedy

Key returners: Anthony Durham, senior guard; Jordan Simmons, senior guard; Jiere Morrisey, senior guard; Matt Penecale, sophomore guard

Others to watch:  Anthony Lee, junior guard; Mike Griffin, senior guard; Pat Rice, senior guard

Strengths:  Backcourt speed. Perimeter shooting; can use as many as 10-11 players

Question marks:  Our experience in frontcourt is a question mark.  Our big guys are playing hard, but do not have a lot of varsity game experience.

 Outlook:  Our team goals are to get better each game and to put ourselves into position to compete for a league title.

GAMES TO WATCH: 
Abington vs Chester @ Widener ; December 27 @ 8 pm
Abington vs Atlantic City @ Widener; December 28 @ 5:30 pm

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