The Hurtado brothers are back together on the court, providing the Panthers with not only a local presence, but two dynamic sharpshooters.
Jessy Hurtado spent last season as a valuable member off the bench for Hartnell while Rene Hurtado took Alisal High to another league title.
The two Alisal graduates resumes include earning Pacific Division Most Valuable Player honors in back-to-back seasons.
As a senior at Alisal in 2015, Jessy Hurtado averaged just under 24 points a game while his 6-foot-5 younger brother was a double-double machine last season.
"We might be a little more up tempo,’’ Hartnell coach Andy Vasher said. "Our strength will be out on the perimeter.’’
The Panthers, who won just nine games last year, jumped out to a 5-2 start this winter,
The two Alisal graduates resumes include earning Pacific Division Most Valuable Player honors in back-to-back seasons.
As a senior at Alisal in 2015, Jessy Hurtado averaged just under 24 points a game while his 6-foot-5 younger brother was a double-double machine last season.
"We might be a little more up tempo,’’ Hartnell coach Andy Vasher said. "Our strength will be out on the perimeter.’’
The Panthers, who won just nine games last year, jumped out to a 5-2 start this winter,
Jessy Hurtado is averaging nearly 14 points a game while Rene Hurtado is chipping in at just under 10 points a night.
The Panthers are shooting 49 percent from the field while averaging 70 points a night.
Among those back for Hartnell include returning guard Dallin Mortensen, a contributor last winter with his outside marksmanship.
Finding the floor in December include center Carson Williams, Spencer Conrad and Kishon Rogers.
Conrad has come out firing, averaging nearly 18 points a game for the Panthers while Rogers is dropping in 12.5 points a night.
"We feel they can be impact players,’’ Vasher said. "We’re going to look a little different. But we’re excited about this season.’’
With good reason. The Panthers opened up their non-conference season with three consecutive wins, with three different players leading them in scoring. It followed up a loss with a pair of impressive wins in the Monterey Classic.
For excited as Vasher is about the Panthers offensive potential, they have been tenacious on defense, holding five opponents under 70 points this season.
The Panthers are shooting 49 percent from the field while averaging 70 points a night.
Among those back for Hartnell include returning guard Dallin Mortensen, a contributor last winter with his outside marksmanship.
Finding the floor in December include center Carson Williams, Spencer Conrad and Kishon Rogers.
Conrad has come out firing, averaging nearly 18 points a game for the Panthers while Rogers is dropping in 12.5 points a night.
"We feel they can be impact players,’’ Vasher said. "We’re going to look a little different. But we’re excited about this season.’’
With good reason. The Panthers opened up their non-conference season with three consecutive wins, with three different players leading them in scoring. It followed up a loss with a pair of impressive wins in the Monterey Classic.
For excited as Vasher is about the Panthers offensive potential, they have been tenacious on defense, holding five opponents under 70 points this season.
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