{"id":2452070,"date":"2019-12-10T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/"},"modified":"2019-12-10T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T05:48:00","slug":"aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/photos\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen boys basketball continues to lay the foundation in Year 4 under coach Schrempf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.2984054669704\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-317443-773\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1024x732.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Aspen High School's Jonathan Woodrow makes a pass against Coal Ridge on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. 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(Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1024x732.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1024x732.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1024x732.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen High School's Jonathan Woodrow makes a pass against Coal Ridge on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Aspen High School boys basketball coach Alex Schrempf watches against Rifle on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0.47846889952153\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11.483253588517\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School boys basketball coach Alex Schrempf watches against Rifle on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/aspentimes.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+AspenTimes.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/&amp;image=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1-768x1024.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1-768x1024.jpg\"><i class=\"fas fa-shopping-cart\"><\/i> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/12\/AHSbasketball-atd-120819-1-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Aspen High School boys basketball coach Alex Schrempf watches against Rifle on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, inside the AHS gymnasium. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Former coach Steve Ketchum once told Alex Schrempf it would take about four seasons to get the program going. Now entering his fourth season as the coach of the Aspen High School boys basketball team, Schrempf realizes the truth in that and is hoping the Skiers can take that next step in getting back to the greatness it showed under Ketchum not that long ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis is the first year where I haven\u2019t felt like I was starting from square one again,\u201d Schrempf said. \u201cThere is never a knock on years past. We\u2019ve loved our groups and we\u2019ve taken steps every year to keep growing from an organizational standpoint. It\u2019s just finding what more can we do to provide value to this experience? What more can we do as a staff each year to improve on what we are emphasizing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen opened its season Tuesday night at Rifle, losing 52-33. The Skiers haven\u2019t had a winning season since going 19-5 in Ketchum\u2019s final season in 2013-14. They went 7-14 last winter in Schrempf\u2019s third season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">But there may be something to this team that could help turn the tide once again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe got kids that are stoked about basketball and want to get better at it,\u201d Schrempf said. \u201cYou can feel it in the gym. All three coaching staffs have said it. These kids are together, they are listening, they are running to everything, working hard and they are making each other better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers said goodbye to a solid senior class last season, led by longtime starting point guard Noah Hollander. But the senior class back for the 2019-20 season isn\u2019t too shabby, either. Jonathan Woodrow leads that group, along with big man Aidan Ledingham. Those two are likely to be the centerpieces for the team as the season goes along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHe\u2019s put in a lot of work. He\u2019s led by example for four years,\u201d Schrempf said of Woodrow, a football standout who has played varsity basketball since his freshman season. \u201cHe\u2019s always been a kid that does it, plus some. He gives us that plus 5%, which is something we talk about all the time. He always goes a little bit more. He deserves a great, fun year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sloan Hamill, Jon Haisfield and Jack Seamans are other seniors expected to play a big role for the Skiers this winter. Juniors Liam Farrey and Luke Hollander, Noah\u2019s younger brother, will see a bigger role. And watch out for sophomore Braden Korpela, who Schrempf highlighted as being one of the younger players who could emerge over the coming months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The key, as always, will be getting the team to play together as one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cAt the end of the day, I\u2019ve never really been a heavy X\u2019s and O\u2019s coach. We want to teach them how to play basketball, not how to run plays. And they are getting there,\u201d Schrempf said. \u201cWe have a great group of seniors who are really leading by example, and that makes it a whole lot easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">With Tuesday\u2019s loss against Rifle starting things off, the Skiers next are scheduled to play Thursday at Meeker\u2019s annual tournament. AHS is slated to play Mancos at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, and will play either Soroco or potentially Rifle again Friday. Aspen has one home game on tap before the holiday break, that being a Dec. 19 game against Vail Christian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey are really about each other and there is not a selfish bone in their bodies, which is something we are actually trying to improve on,\u201d Schrempf joked. \u201cWe need them to be a little selfish at times. But they are great leaders and having a head on some shoulders of a group of underclassmen that are just really enthused about basketball is really exciting. These kids are putting in a lot of extra time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASALT GIRLS BASKETBALL GAME FRIDAY CANCELED <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Basalt High School girls basketball team\u2019s home opener against South Park on Friday night has been canceled due to a winter storm expected to hit the state later in the week.<\/p>\n<p>The Longhorns (1-2) aren\u2019t scheduled to compete again until going to Rifle on Dec. 20, their final game before the holiday break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:acolbert@aspentimes.com\">acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-boys-basketball-continues-to-lay-the-foundation-in-year-4-under-coach-schrempf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspen High School&#8217;s Jonathan Woodrow makes a pass against Coal Ridge on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, inside the AHS gymnasium. 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