Jeff Reese Very Impressed Coach Stan McCoy

(Editor's Note: This letter was sent to Loveland Middle School Principal, Chris Burke by parent, Jeff Reese.)

Dear Mr. Burke,

It would be great if you could make an announcement about the Orange Team’s victory over rival Kings 8^th grade team last night. The team beat Kings 33-32 in overtime as Drew Austin banked in a three-point shot at the buzzer. Disney couldn’t have written a better script!

This has been Jonathan Reese’s second year on the Orange Team, and our family has been very impressed with the job coach Stan McCoy does to teach teamwork, good sportsmanship, and basketball to the boys. The progress this year’s team made between the first game when they got blown out by Hamilton County Math and Science to last night’s finale has been incredible. The method that he uses to divide the squad into three even units and give each team and each person equal playing time is commendable and truly makes it so each person (17 of them this year) is an integral part of the team’s success. It must have been tempting in overtime of the final game to put his best five players on the court to secure victory, but coach McCoy played each of the 3 squads for one minute of the three-minute OT.

I realize that the Orange Team doesn’t get as much publicity as the 8^th grade and 7^th grade A teams, but Coach McCoy’s program is an incredible asset for your school.

Best regards,

Jeff Reese