Now the squad is hoping for more. The team returns many of its players from last year, said coach Brian Kammerer, but the coach notes they will have to replace the senior leadership last year of Ryan Miller and Micah Wallace. The team is still young with only one senior but last year’s experience and success should bode well for this year. “Hopefully, we can build on that year’s success,” said Kammerer.

Jacob Cole, the team’s only senior, will man one guard spot at 5-9. He averaged 11 points, three rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 3.2 assists per game last year.

J.J. Panoske, a 6-9 forward center, looks to build on a fine sophomore season. He averaged 16 points and 6.2 rebounds. Panoske is already getting attention from college scouts.

Nick Jacobs, a 6-4 junior, gives the Cardinals more height up front.  He averaged almost five points each game last year and grabbed 3.2 rebounds per contest.

Kammerer said last week that the team was still determining the other two starters. Brandon McKee, a 6-2 junior, played in 21 games last year. He scored 48 points and grabbed 56 rebounds.  Michael Peterson, a 6-3 junior, played in 17 games last year. He scored nine points and had 33 rebounds.

Carson Scheidegger, a 5-10 junior, saw action in 15 games and scored 14 points. Junior Alex Wallace, 5-11, is another guard. He scored two points and got into 13 contests last season. Three juniors who didn’t see varsity action last season are 5-9 guard Blair Chapman, 5-10 guard Noah Trueblood and 5-11 guard/forward Donnie Nieman.

Kammerer said almost every-one is back in the conference this year and hopefully, Brodhead will finish among the top three spots. “We all know it’s going to be a tough conference race.” However, he feels “the sky’s the limit for this group,” depending on how hard players want to work.