Post by Admin on Oct 26, 2014 20:54:21 GMT -6
Pat Eliasen is in this 6th year coaching at Cook County and begins his 2nd year as the head coach. He will be assisted by Rick Crawford & Jared Berg. The Vikings return just a few varsity players and will rely on the younger kids coming up from the JV.
The 2 guys back with a lot of leadership responsibility on their plate are Jaime Wick & Richie Furlong. The kids moving up who’ll be pressed into action immediately are Owen Anderson, Andy Farley, Leo Johnson, Sam O’Phelan, Lucas Phillips, & Rory Bakke.
Last season’s 5-13 record was one that should have been a little better. The Vikings had a few that were theirs to win and did not finish the job. Coach Eliasen hopes this team gets out to win the games that they are supposed to and compete hard in all of them. This includes the yearly rivalry matchup vs Silver Bay.
Having youth to build up a program this year will be both a strength and a weakness for the Vikings. The key will be the abilities to play fundamental basketball and do the little things right. There will be a lack in size, but the group is a very determined bunch. This should make it a challenging early, but rewarding later year hopefully for the Cook County staff.
The 2 guys back with a lot of leadership responsibility on their plate are Jaime Wick & Richie Furlong. The kids moving up who’ll be pressed into action immediately are Owen Anderson, Andy Farley, Leo Johnson, Sam O’Phelan, Lucas Phillips, & Rory Bakke.
Last season’s 5-13 record was one that should have been a little better. The Vikings had a few that were theirs to win and did not finish the job. Coach Eliasen hopes this team gets out to win the games that they are supposed to and compete hard in all of them. This includes the yearly rivalry matchup vs Silver Bay.
Having youth to build up a program this year will be both a strength and a weakness for the Vikings. The key will be the abilities to play fundamental basketball and do the little things right. There will be a lack in size, but the group is a very determined bunch. This should make it a challenging early, but rewarding later year hopefully for the Cook County staff.