The Summerland Secondary School Senior Boy Rockets tip off their 2014-2015 basketball season this Wednesday, Dec. 3.
The boys host Keremeos at 6:30 p.m. in an exhibition game with the senior girls to play earlier at 5 p.m.
It is also a school-wide spirit day as students will be dressed in team colours and the games will feature a fundraiser for the Summerland Food Bank. Entrance to both games is by donation.
This year’s boys team has good balance: seven Grade 11 players and six Grade 12s including captains Abhi Lekhi and Gurek Rathore.
“This team possesses a lot of talent and team work,” Lekhi said. “Our passion should allow us to do incredible things this year.”
Coach Dave Stathers said the Rockets will play in the South-Central Zone with competition from top-ranked Oliver, Princess Margaret from Penticton and George Elliot from Winfield.
Three of the four teams will qualify for the Okanagan Valley Championships in February.
“We have a good chance if all the right pieces come together at the right time,” Stathers said.
For basketball fans and grads, the annual Christmas Alumni games are scheduled for Saturday, December 27 at the Summerland Secondary School Gym.
