Last season: 7-1, league, 20-6.
Top players lost: Daezjon Giles, Aiden Miller.
Top players returning: F Brelon Miller, G Artie Poindexter, G Jordan Poole.
Outlook: Columbia’s formula hasn’t changed. The Crimson Tide is going to play fast, try to force turnovers and turn it into a hectic pace. It works because Columbia has the personnel to make it work. “Teams can’t really keep up with us,” Poole said. “It makes it harder for them. We don’t have a lot of size so we have to do that.” Poindexter runs the show and plays tough defense. Miller and Poole could be the 1-2 scoring punch. Columbia finished tied with Lancaster Mennonite for first in Section Four and has posted back-to-back 20-win seasons. The expectation is for more of the same. “We have a lot of experience back,” Miller said. “We have that great chemistry. We’ve been playing together since we were young.”
[Source: LNP/ lancasteronline]
