Prairie Boys Basketball: With solid core of returners, Falcons aim to get beyond bi-district playoffs

How do you replace a league MVP?

Prairie thinks it has a pretty good answer to filling the large shoes of Seth Hall, who averaged 17 points a game as a senior.

With a solid core of returners, the Falcons have a goal of getting beyond the bi-district playoffs, where last season ended.

“You want to play your best basketball in February,” coach Kyle Brooks said. “We had a few little injuries and we quit doing the things we did to get there.”

Prairie returns three starters including all-league point guard Kam Osborn and all-league forward Braiden Broadbent. Senior shooting guard Dante Heitschmidt is an outside threat.

The Falcons plan to push the tempo. Expect Osborn to attack defenses off the dribble.

“When Kam gets to the rim, that means easy threes for me and Dante,” Broadbent said.

Brooks is eager to see which young players step into roles.

“We have a good core of sophomores,” Brooks said. “We’re going to figure out where they’re going to fit.”