Article Contributed on: 4/28/2006 5:42:17 PM
One day, Eastern Wyoming Community College basketball
coach
Andy Ward heard from an assistant coach who
heard from a guy that he works with that there's a 6-8 basketball
player in Northglenn, Colorado that could play for EWCC.
A few months later, Northglenn High School senior
Meneptha Darden signed to play basketball for
the Lancers in Torrington, Wyo., a small town in the east-central
part of the state.
"We're excited to have him," Ward said.
According to
RockyPreps.com, Darden averaged 9.9 points,
7.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocks a game for the Norsemen, who went
11-12 last year.
Ward says he's sees a ton of potential in Darden's thin
frame.
"You just have to continue to get stronger," Ward said,
adding Darden will play either center or power forward. "As he gets
stronger, his confidence is going to improve."
In a down campaign last season, the Lancers went 16-15 while
competing in the Wyoming Community College Athletic Conference.Ward
said the Lancers had been yearly contenders for the Region IX title
since he arrived four years ago.
Darden won't be the lone Coloradoan on the squad, as
Erie's
Brendan Puckett will be a sophomore and the
Lancers also signed Monarch point guard
Anthony Urrutia.
Ward said the team will be young next year, so the two will
have ample opportunity to prove they belong on the court.
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