While at first glance, last year’s 5-9 record may have been disappointing, Enid High Head Coach Curtis Foster says looks can be deceiving. “Of course we would have liked to have had a better record, but most of our losses were to teams that made the playoffs. That was great experience for us and made us a better team. We were in several of the games until the end, including our payoff game against Broken Arrow.”
As it stands, Coach Foster is excited about this year’s team, headlined by Seniors Taye Sullivan and Cam Mathis. “We go as they go. Taye is good at all facets of the game and we expect him to be a leader this year. He was Honorable Mention All-State last year and Cam was Honorable Mention All-Conference. We will need Cam to bring his energy every game. Both are good players, but the difference between this team having a chance to be special, and just being average, is if all the players buy in to a team mentality. “Team” instead of “me” is what will make a big difference in wins/losses this year.”
As of this writing, Coach Foster is still evaluating some of the new players, or payers coming over from the football team to see if any have the talent to make the team better. “Last year we had a kid become a key contributor we were not expecting – Xavier Altidore. Hopefully some of the kids that are just coming out will make a similar contribution” Coach Foster says.
December is a busy month for the Plainsmen, as they have several individual games on the schedule as well as two “Big boy” tournaments in Moore and Edmond that will give the team the chance to see where they stack up among other good teams. Further, Enid will again be hosting the Holiday Classic, bringing in several teams from across the state to the beautiful new competition gym. The team is currently 2-1 with a close win over Choctaw (60-58), a blowout win over Ponca City (71-49) and a home loss to Midwest City (60-44).
Whatever the record, these boys play hard, so come check them out at one of their home games this season!
