District and PIAA classification: 3-AAA
Head coach: Geoffrey Groff (21st season at Mennonite, 26th overall, 341-257)
2012-13 record: 16-9 overall, 11-5 in Section 4, reached District 3 Round of 16
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Key players
Matt Hess, 5-10 sr G
Zach Lehman, 6-3 sr F
Julian Collazo, 5-10 jr G
Christian Kemp, 5-7 sr G
Darris Bair, 6-1 sr F
Lucas Forte, 6-2 sr F
Tyler Constein, 5-10 sr G
Jeff Jean, 6-1 sr F
Back-door cuts: Highly capable of sliding past defending champ Lancaster Catholic to claim Section 4 supremacy, as the Blazers return three starters (Hess, Lehman, Collazo) and a lot more varsity experience from a team that won 16 games. Mennonite will often be outsized by foes, but Groff likes his team's maturity and quickness. This inclusive Section 4 race might just come down to who's hot late in the season.
Projected order of finish in L-L Section 4: 2nd of 6
First game: Saturday night, 7:30, at Daniel Boone
First home game: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7:30 vs. Conestoga Valley
Song playing on Pandora when preview posted (completely meaningless stat!): "Thunder" by Nuttin' But Stringz
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