Boys basketball team looks to build in coming year

Back row: Coach Garrett Benjamin, Talan Kruse, Jonas Castillo, Van Ekins, Zach Stevens, and assistant coaches Garrett Schermerhorn and Jonathan Boesger. Front row: Landon Wilkins, Blake Moran, Finn Molitierno, Ishmam Choudhury, Wyatt Stevens, and Drew Joughin.
Back row: Coach Garrett Benjamin, Talan Kruse, Jonas Castillo, Van Ekins, Zach Stevens, and assistant coaches Garrett Schermerhorn and Jonathan Boesger. Front row: Landon Wilkins, Blake Moran, Finn Molitierno, Ishmam Choudhury, Wyatt Stevens, and Drew Joughin.

MORENCI — This season might not have been everything they hoped for, but the Morenci boys basketball team grew together as a unit and took some big steps forward over the course of Garrett Benjamin’s second season as head coach.

“I think we took a step in the right direction as far as growing together as a young corps,” Benjamin said.

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Regional champions … again!

Members of the Morenci girls basketball team celebrate after winning the regional title in a 45-21 victory over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist on March 12. A near-perfect regular-season record propelled the Morenci girls to their second straight district and regional championships. (Photo by Heather Walker)
Members of the Morenci girls basketball team celebrate after winning the regional title in a 45-21 victory over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist on March 12. A near-perfect regular-season record propelled the Morenci girls to their second straight district and regional championships. (Photo by Heather Walker)

MORENCI — A near-perfect regular season led to the second regional championship in a row for the Morenci girls basketball team.

The Bulldogs made it all the way to the Elite Eight before falling to Genesee Christian in the state quarterfinal. As impressive as that was, head coach Ashley Joughin said the expectation the players set for themselves was even higher.

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