They won 10 of their first 11 games and claimed two tournament titles. The Christmas break is now behind them, and the Duchess Park Condors are ready to resume their season.
Chances are, victory celebrations will continue to be a common scene after their games.
The Duchess Park senior boys basketball team has a potent mix of veterans and youngsters. To date, only the PGSS Polars -- in overtime -- have stolen a win from the high-flying squad. The Condors are anchored by Grade 12 captains Josh Raphael and Andrew Whittaker and are bolstered by the likes of Grade 11 post player Brandon Mariotto and Grade 10 point guard Montell Lindgren. Coach Brendan Harrop saw these individual talents, and others, start to gel into a cohesive unit in the games before the break and is looking forward to seeing the Condors continue that process.
"We have this group of returning seniors that have played senior for a few years and then we have this group of really strong juniors, but they haven't actually played together a ton so that's really what the whole first month has been about -- developing some chemistry and some trust," Harrop said. "That's been our biggest focus, to get these guys working together. I feel it's coming along. It seems like it's getting better every time out."
In the P.G. City Basketball League, the Condors will host the D.P. Todd Trojans Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Other games that night will see the Cedars Christian Eagles visit the Polars and the Kelly Road Roadrunners travel to College Heights to take on the Cougars.
