Trojans hosting Manhattan Christian

While his squad may be young as far as varsity experience, longtime Whitehall High School boys basketball coach Zach McLean has been impressed with the effort of his team in anticipation of Saturday's opener at home against Manhattan Christian.

"I really like our attitude and our attention to detail early. These guys have really come to work every day to get better," McLean said.

The lone returning starter for Whitehall is senior Cade Briggs, who McLean said will be very important to the 2018-19 team.

"First of all, he is a great young man. He is someone that all of us can trust and look...