Union isn’t dwelling on the past.
Yes, the Titans have to replace the 4A state player of the year in Cameron Cranston and their best defender in Keithen Shepard. But with perhaps the area’s best backcourt tandem in Zach Reznick and Tyler Combs, Union is excited about the future.
“With these guys, they pass so well,” Coach Blake Conley said. “They’re so unselfish. It’s kind of a cliche, but these guys play the game the way it’s supposed to be played. They make the extra pass.”
And Union can flat out shoot. Combs and Reznick each made 59 3-pointers last season. Junior Ethan Smith might be just as good, having scored 27 points Dec. 5 against Evergreen.
But simply bombing away from long range won’t win titles.
“We’re going to really have to hunker down and get after it defensively,” Conley said. “Our success won’t be determined by how well we shoot. It’s going to be how well we defend and rebound.”
