Winter Sports Preview: Boys Basketball Team Has New Coach, New Look

The Comets have a new coach in Bob Patton Jr., a standout player in high school at Youngstown Liberty and in college at Stanford.

Solon will have a new look under Patton and will be tested early on against a daunting schedule.

"We will have to overcome youth, inexperience, lack of size and new offensive and efensive concepts but I like how hard our kids have worked and I believe we can be a good team," Patton said.

Senior guard Nate Brillhart is the lone returning starter from last season's team. He will be joined by six fellow seniors -- forward Denzell Davis, guards Emmitt Mosely and Al Johnson and forward-centers Kareem Oldham, Stefon Fields and Patrick Kramer.

Juniors Josh Glass and Hari Fair will see action at guard and forward and junior Brendan Gallagher will play at forward as well. Sophomore guards Ny Redding and Darren Young will also contribute this season.

The Comets open at home against Mayfield tonight and will have a challenging early schedule with games against Twinsburg, Stow, Kenston, Shaker, Brush, Shaw and John Hay.