BOYS Head Coach: Conley Phipps 2015-16 Record: 19-7 Production through numbers will be a plus for the Chieftains this year as head coach Conley Phipps enters his third year on the bench. Sapulpa welcomes the return of two starters from last year’s 19-7 campaign including the 1-2 guard duo of Keenan Balance (5-11, Sr.) who averaged 16.3 points per game, and Julian Smith (6-0, So.) who created attention averaging 14.3 points per contest as a freshman. Phipps motion offense will also include the talents of Lajuan Hughes (5- 11, Jr.), Joseph Combs (6-3, Jr.), Korey Williams (6-1, Jr.) and Jaylon Bruner-Vann (6-1, Sr.). Adding depth to the rotation of players for Sapulpa will be Peter Cheng (5-11, Jr.), Jacoby Durant (5-7, So.), Trey Phipps (6-0, Fr.) along with Hunter Hoggatt (6-2, Fr.) and Hayden Casey (6-1, So.) for added depth. “Keenan and Julian will give us experience as a scoring threat,” said Phipps. “The ability to discover our identity as a team will be key to our continuing the success we enjoyed last season and taking it to a higher level.” GIRLS Head Coach: Darlean Calip 2015-16 Record: 22-5 The Lady Chieftains have consistently been among the top teams in Class 6A including last year’s 22-5 campaign. Despite the absence of senior on this year’s roster, the Lady Chieftains remain an athletic squad capable continuing the proud tradition of the Class 6A program coached by Darlean Calip. Leading the list of playmakers will be point guard Taylor Dement (5-4, So.) along with Ray Osborn (5-7, Fr.), Kiarra Brooks (5-6, Jr.), Hailey Morrison (5-7, Jr.) and Shanice Nails (6-2, So.). Among other players in coach Darlean Calip’s rotation will be Bryuanna Marshall (5-7, So.), Abby Boren (5-6, Jr.), Torre Delaney (5-5, Jr.), McKenzie Hughes (5-11, Jr.) and Jaeden Coon (5-6, Jr.). “This group of girls are fearless,” smiled Calip. “We’ll use their athleticism to create offense off turnovers and transition taking advantage of our quickness and speed.