Boys' Basketball Notebook: Class AA power hurting to start season
By Eric Thomas
Last updated: Friday, November 30, 2007 1:44 AM EST
Life is good for Class AA powerhouse Jeannette on the gridiron.
On the hardwood? Not so much.
The Jayhawks are right in the middle of an expected Class AA football run, led by the No. 1 recruit in the country, quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
Just last week he the team ripped through the WPIAL championships, and it?s likely the football season could be prolonged to the PIAA title game Dec. 15.
What that means is Jim Nesser, Jayhawks head basketball coach, could be without a squad for the first three weeks of the season.
If he gives his team a week off post-football like he wants to, it could be Christmas before Jeanette even plays a game.
?MY wife?s not used to having me around so much at this time of year,? Nesser told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette earlier this week. ?I?m starting to drive her nuts.?
Pryor is also ranked among the top 50 players nationwide in basketball and averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds a season ago.
A day after losing the Class AA football title last season, the Jayhawks flew to Florida for a tournament.
?I think if we?re healthy, we can be a special team,? Nesser told the paper.