COAL CITY — Coal City basketball coach Brad Boresi has worked through a lean time in his relatively short tenure at the helm of the Coalers. Facing joining with a team few upperclassmen, Boresi has had to adjust his approach as he tries to build the locals back to respectability.

"We have six players who are now in their third year on the varsity," Boresi said. "For the past couple of years, I've told people that we are young and inexperienced. This year, we have a team that is upper-classed and experienced."

Those six players include seniors Jon West, Colin Anderson, Joe Micetich and Jake Aichele and juniors Nick Peters and Brennen Shetina. It will be their task to navigate the team to respectability after posting a 10-43 record over the past two years.