Future bright for Whitehall basketball

Throughout the 2018-19 season, the underclassmen on the Whitehall High School boys basketball team showed a great deal of promise.

The Trojans will return three starters next year in Hayden Hoagland, Dylan Smith, and Brendan Wagner.

After finishing the season 8-13, head coach Zach McLean said they will have a nice core returning that is aware there is work to be done and is hungry for more.

"Hayden, Dylan, and Brendan got thrown into the fire right away, probably not roles they felt like they were going to have coming in. I'm really proud of those three from the start to finish," he said. "Those three have a lot of room to improve and I believe they have the right mindset right now to have a good work ethic."

McLean added returners Flint Smith, Bo Hays, Kenzie Hugulet and Mason Alexander will also be looking to get better.

"As we know to make a run you got to be able to have some depth. And with seven guys returning that should help, but that will all hinder on how dedicated they are in the postseason. Good thing is I've been getting messages from some of the kids already about getting in the gym. I hope that really sticks and stays because this is a really fun group to coach," McLean said. "They are not satisfied and they seem hungry to win. We have always talked with our guys in the past take nothing for granted, you never know when an injury can take away a year from you. Pretty sure that sunk in with some of the guys seeing Max Feight, Sawyer Keener, and Steven Japhet having their senior year snagged from them."