A first glance at the roster of the Perry girls basketball team suggests the Pirates are a young team with only one senior.

The Western Reserve Conference has been a wild west the past few years, and Kenston’s Eli Ellis offered to be the new gunslinger for the Bombers in their conference opener with Chardon on Jan. 6.

Chardon’s great start to the season continued against visiting Geauga County rival West Geauga on Dec. 27. The Hilltoppers controlled the middle two quarters and knocked down 11 3-pointers in ...