Show 0 0 01 0 Slangs havo oight playors or tailor at loast 6-foo- t-4 By WMa Dtnnlston sports writer HYRUM — Forgive ' Mountain Crest boys basketball coach Jim Crosbie if he seems nuxre anxious these days He's got good reason to be Now in hut third season at the helm of the Mustangs Crosbie can finally see the fruits of his labors "The (nine) kids that are seniors now have been with me their entire high school career" said Crosbie whose teams have accumulated a26-1- 7 record in his first two sea' sons at Mountain Crest This is now my program and those kids know my philosophy and Even without having played a game yet some could argue this may be the best team Crosbie has assembled since taking over the program - The coach doesn't see it that way "Every group's got their own qualities" he said "but as far as this group is concerned they all are really good friends " We've had some goud teams but this (one feels) like more of a unit I haven't seen any unselfishness and they all know they're there to help each other and they're having fun with it" Crosbie says the strengths of this year's team are depth and size Posi player Bradey Monson how things function Mustangs at "Just guing into tryouts (held This returning senior I and those Nuy-(M2) having kids come in they knew exact averaged 74 points and 51 rebounds in 2002-0- 3 ly what was going on We're all The next tallest is junior on the same page We've got a Brent Pickett Though he only V pretty good group of kids" ' saw action in rive games last Crosbie continued to elaho season Crosbie is high on this ratei : 5 post player "I get is little bit of anxieiy ' "You're gonna sec some s’ from it because I know that good things from Brent this is it now" he said "This Pickett" Crosbie said "That's is where 1 find out what we've a kid to watch He's probably been doing for a couple of one of the most fundamentally ElitucerbHeraWJoumal' years and I'm excited about it sound kids I've ever been r Mountain Creat coach Jim Crosbie directs hla team during a recent practice Crosbie has led "I've got a little more kid that loves the around ' a v the Mustangs to the state playolfe In each of hla first two aeasons bounce in my step I guess you "7 could say "We've gbtui get llte intmkcy All totaled Mountain Crest ' Bassett averaged 74 points A -'vThotigh hewon’txee any and had 24 like he did bur hack there" Cnishie has eight players 64 or taller w third playing football Tom on most the a of for team lust behind juud Tm not thinking about it 'A not Couple games "They're Crosbie pointed out They're thick big kids Overall We are a bigger team Even our guiinls d are fairly except ' : "The kids respeci him and ' for BJ (Buttars) "Talk about a great "kid" to go to the stale tournament A he's Ciosbie said whieh was three years ago — y' "As far ai lepth goes we can definitely by fur the nut- : ural leader bench the as the year before I upk over ' Mountuin of and a kid to Crest our appears bring go group1 saidi" it for the Contend don't pula lot of Crrishie if could come in that's gonna Besides Bassett and Battues offend just play hard — uthlet-i- c thought into jt but yeuh thut's region title this season but Crosbie considers Box Elder a goal of mine to go u lot iur and physical I just like the a ' fellow senior 1ark Wntterspn fact we have so many bodiesB to be the will see time ai one of the (her thanthuiWe'llworry ' 'euuse Bees "Just about region first und go Wm V Junior (the huve) guard spots Britdy Duririgthc prcscasom " the Iasi he it well as won two Crosbie will go "fairly deep" there" sophoSuyumnus years" ' ' mores Ryan Weesciind Cam The MuMangs iipen lhek into his bench but as roles explained "And I know Webb are also listed us guurdsr they've got a lo) of g(X)d size start panning out by the time season at home (n NoW 25 vs and they've been a god pro- Bear River Then in the early Region 4 ploy rolls wound on ' for the Mustaiigs Jan 16 he hopes to be using a The forwards will consisl of gram" partof December they will A Crosbie has Ictl the rotation seniors Chris Olscm Eric travel to the southern part of seven? or eight-ma- n the state for a pair of games If there is a weakness to this Hadfield Kcllen Knowles and Mustangs to state iourrtumcnt berths in each of his first two team it could be lack of expe- - Garrett WillmorCi Junior Ryaii against Pine View und Snow he into hut he thrown ricnce on the varsity level ' will seasons never has Canyon respectively Stromherg Between Pec taken them past the first Besides Monson only Senior the mix as well ' round Mountain Crest will host 'EH LucardHaraid Journal point guard Jake Bassett saw a Joining Monson oiid Pickett on the post are senior Quinn Will this finally he the year Post playir Bradey Monson a significant amount of playing seven other (cams including Mountain Crest sheds thut ths tallest of the Mustangs this timcv Inhis junior campaign season at monkey offits back? : l : 6-- Third-yea- 6-- 4" ' ’ i1 good-size- : '$ 2 "'I front-runn- : er : : - " : 1 : t nfiv — |