Boys' Basketball Season Preview: Lyons Lions

Lyons has 21 championships second only to East’s 27 Section V titles. The Lions also have five regional championships, two state titles and one Federation championship. (Photo: JOE TERRITO)

TEAM: Lyons Lions

LEAGUE/CLASS: Independent/C1

COACH: Dean Schott II (sixth season/110-11)

LAST SEASON: Finished 24-2, lost in the NYS Class C Far West Regional.

TOP RETURNERS: Mikey Briggs Sr. PG; Devyn Williams Sr. G; Dez Bell Sr. G; Jaheim Morris Sr. F; Darius Wood Asberry Sr. G; Zavien Horn Sr. C; Jamire (JJ) Johnson So. C; Stephen LeBrecht So. F.

With a record of 110 wins and 11 losses over the past five seasons, Dean Schott II has continued the tradition of championship basketball that was started at Lyons by his father, Dean Schott, a Section V Hall of Fame member. (Photo: JOE TERRITO)

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TOP NEWCOMERS: Jamari Shuler Jr. F.

HISTORY 101: Lyons has 21 championships second only to East’s 27 Section V titles. The Lions also have five regional championships, two state titles and one Federation championship.

NEXT GAME: Wednesday, December 6th vs. Marion. A 7 PM tip-off is scheduled.

COACH SCHOTT’S WORDS: “Young bigs are ahead of their time. Guards are seasoned veterans and tough. We always have the same goal here, a State Championship. The great tradition of Lyons Basketball demands the loftiest of goals.”

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