The 2023-24 basketball season for the Ironheads was a lesson in patience. One might say that the team was much improved with a double- digit win total, a tournament consolation championship, knocking off a Top 5 and a Top 10 team, and getting a Regional playoff victory. But on the court the youth and inexperience of the roster reared its head on many occasions. There were nine losses on the season that easily could have been won; seven of which the Ironheads had the lead or within one possession in the final minutes – including the heart-breaking District Title game loss to #10 Mount St. Mary in overtime (a team that eventually made it to the State Tournament). Those are losses that the young roster will learn from and which sets the tone for a bright future for the program.

“The season-ending injury to sophomore point guard Jentry James was a huge blow to our team initially coming out of the Holiday Break. The team was playing really well and it took us a few weeks to adjust to new roles. Ty Sparks and Dusty Eby did a great job of responding after Jentry went down, but many don’t know that Ty also had