Joseph City basketball Coach Eric Miller will be counting on his three seniors, Troy Poudrier, Aaron Johnstun and Bryndon Buckley, to help a roster with four sophomores and four freshmen grow quickly. Juniors on the team are Matt Fields and Brandon Yazzie. The sophomores are KJ Kinlicheenie, Carlos Sanchez, Kaden Moss and Talon Smith. Freshmen seeing their first high school action will be Jacob Bushman, Latrelle Kinlicheenie, Seth Hutchens and Sammie Hendricks.
The Wildcats will open their season on Tuesday, Nov. 29, when they host Round Valley. Dec. 1-3 they will compete in the Route 66 Holiday Classic in Williams. On Dec. 6 they return to Williams for a regular season game.
The Lady Wildcats are coached by Dan Bushman and will also open the season Nov. 29 on their home court with Round Valley as the opponent. They have the same early season schedule as the boys’ team, but following their Dec. 6 game at Williams they will return to tournament play Dec. 8-10 at the Round Valley Tournament in Eagar.
