Our Pitman Boys Basketball teams has been off to a good start this season with varsity so far being 16-1 in wins and losses, JV is currently 6-5, and frosh is 2-5.
Varsity has had a seven game winning streak and have been dominant on the court; three of those wins have been on the road. This team is very strong and will continue to show out on the court.
JV has been fighting this season. I had the opportunity to interview two of their starters Isaac Villapudua and Adolfo Acevedo to ask them about their opinions on their season and also some questions about themselves. I asked Isaac Villapudua from the JV boys basketball team: how do you feel your season will go this year?
He answered, “Hopefully this year we get more wins in league and hopefully get better than last year.”
I also interviewed Adolfo Acevedo on his opinion of his team this year, asking: what do you think is your team’s strongest thing this year?
He said, “Probably defense, our offense is not as good but we always hold it down.”
I wanted to dig a little deeper and also find out where they got the passion for this sport from and why they are a part of our Pitman basketball program. I asked Isaac Villapudua: what got you into basketball and how long have you been playing?
“Playing at school with my friends…I have been playing since first grade, so 9ish years.”
I also asked him: what is the best advice you’ve received from a coach?
“Probably not to take anything to heart and don’t get mad [easily].”
This JV team this year is strong on the court and you can see how they play with passion. A lot of these players have been playing for over half their life and have big dreams to fulfill with the Pitman basketball program.
The frosh team has been trying all season to gather victories. With league games starting hopefully they will have a good league season.
Overall, I feel all three levels can have a good season especially varsity. Varsity has had a very strong season so far this year and I hope they can carry that into the league games too. With the league games coming up, make sure to come out and support! They will go against Turlock at home, February 10th so come support the boys against our rivals!