POTTSVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL

2021-2022 Roster

           
           

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Jazce Carabello-Snowell

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Senior

338 

16.09 (21)

 

649

 2

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Darren Yost

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 Senior

273

10.11 (27)

481

 3

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Raeff Dicello

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 Senior

262

9.70 (27)

572

11

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Mike Sukeena

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Senior

246

9.11 (27)

438

10

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Chase Fenstermacher

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Senior

126

4.66 (27)

152

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Rylen Matlock

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 Junior

103

3.96 (26)

103

 12

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Nick Chivinski

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 Junior

53

2.03 (26)

53

 5

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Amaree Bainbridge

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 Junior

23

1.35 (17)

23

 24

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Letrel Montone

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 Freshmen

22

1.69 (13)

22

 4

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Tejay Allen

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 Junior

18

1.00 (18)

18

 25

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Tyler Shappel

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 Junior

7

0.87 (8)

7

15

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Joey Palko

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20

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Chase Oswald

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John Snyder

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Carter Deatrich

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Kole Becker

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Cory Pogash

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Tommy Markus

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Athlete of the Week: Mike Sukeena, Pottsville boys' basketball

     
  • Feb 21, 2022 Updated 12 hrs ago
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The 6-foot-4 Pottsville senior recorded a double-double in both games of the Schuylkill League boys' basketball playoffs, combining to score 33 points and collect 23 rebounds and help the Tide win the league title.

Athlete of the Week: Mike Sukeena

Grade: Senior

Age: 17

Residence: Pottsville

Family: Father, Mike Sukeena; mother, Dana Sukeena; Brother, Nick Sukeena; Sister, Virginia Johnson

Sport: Boys' Basketball

Position: Forward

Other sports you play: Baseball

Favorite professional athlete: Kevin Durant

Favorite professional sports team: New York Giants

Favorite college sports teams: Michigan

Favorite school subject: Math

Favorite food: Steak

Favorite movie: Inception

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite musical artist: J Cole

Favorite color: Blue

Hobbies: Playing sports, hanging out with friends

Plans after high school: Attend college and major in computer science

How does it feel to win the Schuylkill League championship as a senior, especially after losing in last year's final?

It feels great to win a Schuylkill League championship. Our loss in the championship last year really sucked especially since we felt like we had a good chance to win it. We've been working really hard all season to get to this point.

You went scoreless in the first half. Near the end of the first half, your coach took you out and said you were going to have a big second half. How does that feel to have your coach have that much confidence in you?

It's really nice to have a coach that trusts me as much as Coach Wartella does. No matter how bad I'd be playing in a game, he would always back me 100% and tell me not to stop shooting and playing my game.

Back-to-back double-doubles in the Schuylkill League playoffs. How satisfying does that feel?

It's very satisfying. I definitely did not expect myself to pull down as many rebounds as I did, but with me being one of the only big men we have now, I had to step up.

You went against a pair of centers taller than you vs. Jim Thorpe, yet still pulled down 12 rebounds. What was the key?

I tried to time my jumps and use my length to my advantage. Boxing out and having better position than your opponent is also very important when you're going against taller players.

Q: Did you feel you had to step up after Jazce Carabello-Snowell was injured and lost for the season? In what ways?

A: Yea, Jazce was one of our best players and it really hurt us to lose him. I had to try and fill his position in playing center which I have never really played before. It was definitely something I had to get used to, but after a few games I felt a lot more comfortable in the position.

Q: How much pride does your team take in playing defense?

A: We take a lot of pride in our defense. At some points this year we kind of got away from the way we play defense. Throughout the league playoffs we got back to playing real hard defense and that really helped us win.

Q: How did it feel to hit five 3-pointers in semifinal win over Tri-Valley? How key was that to your team's victory?

A: Hitting those 3-pointers felt great for me, especially since I haven't shot the ball as well as I would've liked to this year. Our team as a whole shot the ball at a very high percentage. The 3-point shot was very big for our team in that game.