Fort Vancouver Boys Basketball: With top three scorers back, ‘savvy’ Fort looks to sneak up on top teams

Things are looking up for the Trappers.

For a team that finished third with a record of 6-4 last season, that’s saying something.

Fort Vancouver returns its top three scorers from that team, and “a lot of basketball savvy,” as head coach James Ensley puts it.

So where is a reasonable prediction for the Trappers in league?

“No comment,” Ensley said. “We’re under the radar, and we like being there.”

Last season the Trappers swept everyone in the league except Prairie and Kelso — they were swept by both. This season, Fort doesn’t have a player above 6-foot-2, but Ensley is confident with the talent level.

“I’ve got three kids that can play with anybody in the area,” Ensley said.

The talent comes in similar forms.

Jameel Morton, a 6-foot guard, returns after earning first team all-league last season, as does Johnny Green, a 6-foot-2 guard who was second team all-league. Green left a Dec. 8 game on crutches after suffering an ankle injury. But Ensley said he’s expected to be back for league play.

The Trappers will have to learn how to play undersized.

“We’re undersized and we have to find ways to counter that,” Ensley said.