Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Lootpress
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Consumer
    • Election 2024
    • Local
    • Entertainment
    • Health
    • National
    • Politics
    • West Virginia News
    • Kentucky News
    • North Carolina News
    • Ohio News
    • Pennsylvania News
    • South Carolina News
    • Virginia News
    • Weather News
  • County
    • Barbour County
    • Berkeley County
    • Boone County
    • Braxton County
    • Cabell County
    • Clay County
    • Greenbrier County
    • Fayette County
    • Jackson County
    • Kanawha County
    • Logan County
    • Mason County
    • McDowell County
    • Mercer County
    • Mingo County
    • Monroe County
    • Nicholas County
    • Putnam County
    • Raleigh County
    • Randolph County
    • Summers County
    • Wyoming County
  • Lifestyle
    • Pet of the Week
    • WV Tourism
      • Charleston CVB
      • Huntington CVB
      • Morgantown CVB
      • New River Gorge Tourism
      • Visit Southern WV Tourism
  • Editorials
  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Meet The Team
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Consumer
    • Election 2024
    • Local
    • Entertainment
    • Health
    • National
    • Politics
    • West Virginia News
    • Kentucky News
    • North Carolina News
    • Ohio News
    • Pennsylvania News
    • South Carolina News
    • Virginia News
    • Weather News
  • County
    • Barbour County
    • Berkeley County
    • Boone County
    • Braxton County
    • Cabell County
    • Clay County
    • Greenbrier County
    • Fayette County
    • Jackson County
    • Kanawha County
    • Logan County
    • Mason County
    • McDowell County
    • Mercer County
    • Mingo County
    • Monroe County
    • Nicholas County
    • Putnam County
    • Raleigh County
    • Randolph County
    • Summers County
    • Wyoming County
  • Lifestyle
    • Pet of the Week
    • WV Tourism
      • Charleston CVB
      • Huntington CVB
      • Morgantown CVB
      • New River Gorge Tourism
      • Visit Southern WV Tourism
  • Editorials
  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Meet The Team
    • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Lootpress
No Result
View All Result

Boys Basketball Preview: Generals look to surprise this year

Rusty Udy by Rusty Udy
Monday, December 6, 2021 3:17 pm

The first season on the bench for Montcalm head boy’s basketball coach, Adam Havens, was not exactly what you would call memorable.

“I had been an assistant coach for right at 10 years, but dealing with Covid as a first-year head coach and having the season moved twice, it played a big factor in our numbers,” Havens said. “I think we played our first game with seven players and played our last game regular season game with six. We had a positive Covid case and could not play in the sectional tournament. It was a tough year on many levels. It doesn’t feel as much like a second year as maybe I would want.”

Year two may feel more like year one, but one positive for the Generals is the numbers are better. The challenge will be getting everyone on the same page.

“I have two returning players that started all year, so they are familiar with my system. But, the rest of the team is learning the system and the style we like to play. We are definitely on the lower end of the learning curve,” Havens said.

The Montcalm roster has 13 players this year with five returning players. Three of the five returning players that finished the season were leading scorer, junior Noah White, senior Isaac Reed and junior Zach Fink.

See also  Curry leads Warriors in win against Pelicans

Better numbers will be more conducive to Havens style of play this year.

“We want to play very up-tempo and put a lot of pressure on the ball. We look to get a lot of possessions and get shots up early in the possession,” Havens said. “We will try to be aggressive on defense and get out and run as much as possible.”

The Generals will also have some new faces and kids returning after missing last year that Havens thinks will be a big plus for his team.

Devin Green is a first year basketball player that was the leading receiver on the Montcalm football team.

“Devin is a football focused kid, but decided to give basketball a try. He is very athletic and can really jump,” Havens said. “He is quick and he will help us defensively and rebounding the basketball.”

Junior Kobie Neal will likely be the starter in the middle for Havens. Neal played his freshman year, but missed last season. The Montcalm coach looks for him to have a solid year inside.

“Trent Nunn played last year and we were really impressed with him as a freshman. He has worked hard and grown into a player that we will get varsity minutes out of this year,” Havens said. “Logan Carver is another player that we think may help us later in the year.”

See also  Cavaliers have used summer to evaluate next chapter

Havens says his team has been learning how to communicate really well in the postseason and that will in turn help them defensively.

“Our ability to defend the basketball will be a strength. We have a lot of athletes that are quick and they read the floor really well,” Havens said. “They really put pressure on the ball. We feel like we can turn people over and get out in transition a lot.”

The postseason ride for the Generals has never been an easy one. Thanks to reclassification, Class A Region 3 is arguably the toughest in the state.

“We now have the addition of James Monroe in our section, which was already tough with Greater Beckley and Mount View,” Havens said Then you go to the region and you have Greenbrier West and Webster County and it doesn’t get any easier over there.”

Havens is well aware of the mountain his team has to climb and what type of effort it will require from his team.

“I think we may sneak up on some people. We are going to compete and our kids know what it takes,” Havens said. “They know it will take 32 minutes every night of just getting after everybody. What we are preaching is competing day in and day out.”

 

Don't Miss

March Madness 2025
Featured

March Madness 2025: Final Four Dates, Location, and Schedule

3 months ago
Graphic Courtesy of Marshall University
College Sports

Marshall’s Cornelius ‘Corny’ Jackson named finalist for Joe B. Hall Award

4 months ago
FILE - West Virginia head coach Neal Brown gets holds the trophy after their win against North Carolina in an NCAA college football game at the Duke's Mayo Bowl Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Brown has agreed to a $400,000 pay cut over the next three years while being rewarded with a one-year contract extension through 2027 following a nine-win season. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
College Sports

Former WVU head coach Neal Brown finds new home in college football

4 months ago

Community Calendar

Lootpress brings you the latest news in Southern West Virginia and around.

Follow Us

Facebook Twitter Youtube

Recent News

A United States Air Force B2 Spirit, currently deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, flies above the English countryside near Dover.

For the first time, UK F-35 Lightning jets have been conducting integration flying training with the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers of the United States Air Force as part of their deployment to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK.

The USAF deployment of the B-2’s from the Bomber Task Force Europe is long-planned. Whilst deployed to the UK the aircraft will conduct a series of training activities in Europe. During this deployment, RAF F-35B Lightning fighters are conducting sorties with the USAF B-2 bombers. Both are 5th generation aircraft and this is the first time that USAF B-2’s have trained with non-US F-35’s.

RAF Fairford routinely hosts deployments and exercises by US strategic aircraft.  These regular deployments reinforce the US Air Force Europe and the Royal Air Force’s unique and complementary partnership and our collective contribution to NATO.

Imagery captured by a USAF Exchange Pilot.

“Flat-out wrong:” White House disputes claim that Iran strikes had limited impact

June 24, 2025

Popular West Virginia Chinese restaurant announces permanent closure

June 24, 2025
  • About
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Terms and Conditions

© 2024 Lootpress - Your News, Now! - Occidental Imports & Exports Company dba Lootpress

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Consumer
    • Election 2024
    • Local
    • Entertainment
    • Health
    • National
    • Politics
    • West Virginia News
    • Kentucky News
    • North Carolina News
    • Ohio News
    • Pennsylvania News
    • South Carolina News
    • Virginia News
    • Weather News
  • County
    • Barbour County
    • Berkeley County
    • Boone County
    • Braxton County
    • Cabell County
    • Clay County
    • Greenbrier County
    • Fayette County
    • Jackson County
    • Kanawha County
    • Logan County
    • Mason County
    • McDowell County
    • Mercer County
    • Mingo County
    • Monroe County
    • Nicholas County
    • Putnam County
    • Raleigh County
    • Randolph County
    • Summers County
    • Wyoming County
  • Lifestyle
    • Pet of the Week
    • WV Tourism
      • Charleston CVB
      • Huntington CVB
      • Morgantown CVB
      • New River Gorge Tourism
      • Visit Southern WV Tourism
  • Editorials
  • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Meet The Team
    • Contact Us

© 2024 Lootpress - Your News, Now! - Occidental Imports & Exports Company dba Lootpress