Boonville boys’ basketball team (front row, left to right) Wyat Martin, Garrett Hundley, Jackson Johns, Colby Caton, Caidyn Hazel, and Cheyenne Thurman, manager. (second row, left to right) Darrin Leonard, Brooks Poulsen, Bentley Turner, Simon Grainger, Daviohn Klearman, Kailen Vaca, and Brad Norbury. (third row, left to right) Zeke Pritchett, Brayden Viertel, Cash Leonard, Jailyn Patel, Zyren Mack, Cooper Pfeiffer, and Blake Griffin. (fourth row, left to right) Dakota Troost, Henry Rohrbach, Jonah Bailey, Austin Ellifritt, Logan Conz, and Rhad Leathers. (fifth row, left to right) Dakota Williams, Lawson Edwards, Evan Bishop, and Braylon Ellison. (sixth row, left to right) Coach Blake Hackman, Coach Mark Anderson, and Coach Brock Hill. (Photo by Chris Bowie)
By Chris Bowie Boonville Daily News Boonville boys’ basketball coach Mark Anderson used the word “cautiously optimistic” when referring to the 2022-23 Pirates basketball team.…