In first year of high school, freshman McColley makes Panthers tougher As a freshman starter who’s played around 450 minutes and averaged 9.7 points a game, Lecanto guard Kaine McColley is showing age is just a number. His significant contributions are a product of both his talent as well as the Panthers’ needs, especially of late. In the absence of injured top scorers Darius Sawyer and Brandon Burich, McColley scored 20 points in helping his team to a win at Ridgewood in New Port Richey on Wednesday. “When our top two scorers went out, I knew I had to pick it up,” McColley said. The team’s needs have forced the freshman to grow up fast, but first-year LHS head coach Jeffrey Anderson is comfortable relying on him. When Anderson coached at Fort Pierce’s Lincoln Park Academy, he frequently pulled up middle school players to varsity, and even started a seventh-grader in his final year at the magnet school. From the first time Anderson watched McColley play in a pickup game, he immediately noticed the young player’s unique competitiveness, often lacking in similarly talented young players. Recently, McColley has been asked to cover opponents’ top scorer, including Crystal River’s Ty Reynolds and Dunnellon’s Desmond Frazier. chronicleonline/content/precocious-frosh?pc=1 #boysbasketball #lecantohighschool
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:00:00 +0000
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