2011 Pennridge Boys' BB Preview

PENNRIDGE BOYS’ BASKETBALL PREVIEW

Head coach: Dean Behrens    14th Year at Pennridge

Assistant coaches: Michael DeCarolis, Richard Behrens, Freshman Coach – Rich Schepis

Last year’s record:  11-3 SOL Continental Conference champions, 18-7 overall, Beat West Chester Henderson in the first round of playoffs, lost to PW and Penn Wood in second and third rounds of playoffs

Notable losses:  Drew DeCew, Rocky Ferrier, Pat Graham, Mike Guldin, Matt Hamilton, Kyle Peters, Jared Schaffer

Key Returners:  Tim Abruzzo and Andrew Lyons – both started since their sophomore years – Tim Abruzzo – averaged 14 points a game last year, 2nd Team all-league (695  career points), Andrew Lyons – Honorable Mention all-league last year

Others to watch:  Kyle Bigam, Andrew Dietterich, Jeff Garner, Alex Krivda, Colin McIntyre, Nolan Rimmer, and Shane Schmidt

Question marks: Rebounding and Defense

To Be Successful: Limit Turnovers, Limit Opponents to one shot per possession, solid defense, and consistent foul shooting. This group has a difficult job in defending last year’s title

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