Chucks to begin first junior-high season today on road

December 12, 2010

Members of the 2010-2011 Punxsy seventh-grade boys' basketball team are (front, from left) Jacob Tygee, Tyler Geer, Chris Stello, Keeston Perry; (second row) Brendon Stinson, Michael Steiner, Peyton Graham, Braxton Giavedoni, Nathan Lingenfelter; (third row) John Matthews, Noah McGill, Brandon Douthit, Nathan Ray; (back) Tucker Jenary, team manager Nicholas Brothers, Dylan Huey, Jacob Kunselman, Jerad Manners and Alex Young. (Photo by Frank Foreman/The Punxsutawney Spirit)

PUNXSUTAWNEY — Eighteen Chucks will enter their first season as part of the Punxsy junior-high basketball program on the seventh-grade team.

The Chucks are being coached by Darren Sherry, who is leading a Punxsy junior-high basketball team for the first time under first-year varsity coach Dirk Neal.

Punxsy starts the season at 4 p.m. today at DuBois CC.

After today's game, the schedule is: Vs. Brockway Dec. 15; at Brookville Dec. 17; vs. Altoona White Dec. 22; vs. DuBois Central Catholic Jan. 5; vs. Brookville Jan. 7; at Elk County Catholic Jan. 11; vs. St. Marys Jan. 18; at Bradford Jan. 21; vs. Ridgway Jan. 24; at Altoona Maroon Jan. 26; at DuBois Jan. 28; vs. Clearfield Jan. 31; vs. Elk County Catholic Feb. 4; at St. Marys Feb. 8; at Ridgway Feb. 10; vs. DuBois Feb 11; at Brockway Feb. 14; at Clearfield Feb. 16; and vs. Bradford Feb. 18.

All games are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.