District and PIAA classification: 3-AAA
Head coach: Jim Shipper (1st season, 11th overall, 142-104; previous head coach at Harrisburg Christian, Living Word, Lancaster County Christian)
2012-13 record: 6-16 overall, 2-14 in Section 4
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Key players
Brian Lindquist, 6-4 sr F
Colton Neff, 6-1 sr G
Dustin Miller, 6-5 sr F
Josiah Zimmerman, 6-0 sr G
Back-door cuts: Shipper proved himself as a top coach in the CCAC, and now he's off to public school to see if he can turn around the Pequea Valley program. Building around the team's lone returning starter, Lindquist, is a start. He's a force inside, and Shipper likes the shooting touch of Neff and Zimmerman to keep defenses honest and unable to collapse inside. But there's a lot of new blood on this roster, beyond the head coach, so expectations are tepid out of the gate.
Projected order of finish in L-L Section 4: 5th of 6
First game: Friday night, 7:30, at Conestoga Valley
First home game: Monday, Dec. 9, 7:30 vs. Octorara
Song playing on Pandora when preview posted (completely meaningless stat!): "What I Got" by Sublime
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