Thursday, February 26, 2009

How scary is Cayuga?

Just how scary are the Cayuga Wildcats entering the Class A state playoffs? Very scary.
"They just keep sending more and more off the bench at you," one area coach said last week about the Wildcats.
Cayuga is one of the hottest teams as the playoffs started this week. Cayuga has a 14-game winning streak including warm-up victories over Bogata-Rivercerst and Laneville, going into Friday night's area playoff game against Broaddus in Rusk.
The last two years, Cayuga's downfall once the Wildcats reached the regional tournament was half-court offense and free-throw shooting. But on Wednesday, Cayuga head coach Greg Jenkins said his team is shooting the ball well, including from the free-throw line. That is good news for the Wildcats and scary news for their opponents.
Cayuga will be even stronger in the playoffs with the return of Caleb Summerville. The junior has missed most of the season after a football injury and has gotten a couple of games under his belt the last couple of weeks.
Summerville was Cayuga's leading scorer last year and this year, he will add more depth to what is already deep Cayuga rotation.
"Caleb is going to bring a scoring punch and add depth for us," Jenkins said. "He gives us another good inside presence."
Summerville is still trying to get back into form after having to watch from the sidelines and going through rehab. According to Jenkins, Summerville still is a few months away from being able to do certain things on the basketball court like last year, including taking an opponent off the dribble.
"The mental aspect of the game is the hardest for Caleb because he physically cannot do everything he did before," Jenkins said.
But Summerville is making the adjustment to fill a role needed by Cayuga.
"Caleb has watched this team from the bench and understands what we need," Jenkins said. "He can fit in a role."

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