High School Spotlight: Whitko Wildcats

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is still a few months away but with team workouts starting to take place, it is the perfect time to start previewing the season. In this series, we will be a look at some quick hitters, the top player, potential breakout player, other roster roster members and notable games of the upcoming season. For today's spotlight, we take a look at the Whitko Wildcats. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quick Hitters</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Finished 5-18 last season</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost to Adams Central in Sectional</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chris Benedict returns for 4th season as head coach. 442-279 record in 32 years of coaching. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Player: [player_tooltip player_id='1578432' first='Kyler' last='Krull']</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578432' first='Kyler' last='Krull'] is probably one of the more under-the-radar shooting guards in the in-state 2024 class. He loves to play through contact and has great size on the wing and shoots the ball off the catch very well. He is also very aggressive on both ends of the floor while working off the bell well to create scoring opportunities on the offensive end. Small schools should love this tough guard. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Top Player: [player_tooltip player_id='1158228' first='Sam' last='Essegian']</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The "other top player" for the Wildcats this season is in-state 2024 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1158228' first='Sam' last='Essegian']. He comes to Whitko for his senior season after previously playing for Central Noble and will automatically help improve the Wildcats. He has great size at the wing at 6'6″ and has high-level defensive ability. He is a bigger wing with the combination of length and strength to guard multiple positions. A true 3-and-D type of player that will pair well with Krull. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notable Games (Confirmed)</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>vs Colombia City (11/22) </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>vs Maconaquah (12/29)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>at Central Noble (2/6)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->