High School Spotlight: Floyd Central Highlanders

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The High School Spotlight Series is back and we are excited to feature multiple teams throughout the state once again! The season is still a few weeks away, but it is never too early to look ahead at the high school season. We will be taking a look at some quick hitters, the roster and more for the upcoming season. For today's spotlight, we take a look at the Floyd Central Highlanders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Quick Hitters</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Went 11-12 last season.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost to Jeffersonville in Sectionals. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Michael C. McBride starts his 2nd year as head coach. He is 53-83 overall as a head coach.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Expected to be much more improved this season. </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Players: </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2140414' first='Landon' last='Reed']: The Highlanders return two really talented players this season with their No. 1 one guy being senior guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140414' first='Landon' last='Reed']. Reed returns as the team's leading scorer from a season ago averaging 13.8 points for Floyd Central. Reed is a 6'3 guard that is a extremely dynamic left-handed two-guard that can make plays all over the floor. He has a real consistent jumper and can make plays with a burst of explosion in the lane. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2538849' first='Ethan' last='Noble']: The player that is expected to take the biggest leap on this Floyd Central team is without question junior guard/wing [player_tooltip player_id='2538849' first='Ethan' last='Noble']. While he got some great varsity time last season, this is going to be the year that he is going to be more impactful. He has excellent positional size in the backcourt, remains under control off of the bounce at all times, and is a very good and willing passer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Key Roster Members</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blake Schuler-Scanlon </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michael David Settle</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2967107' first='Wyatt' last='Wilkins']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='3592487' first='Braxton' last='NesSmith']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2830833' first='Jaxon' last='Stone']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2870286' first='Clayton' last='Monroe']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2538851' first='Hudson' last='Smith']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Bragg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->