Mars’ Black, Ceh playing key roles for Planets
ADAMS TWP — The ability to walk precedes the aptitude to run.
Mars junior forwards Remi Black and Ryan Ceh pay attention to the basics and, with that, the Planets’ towering boys basketball tandem sets the groundwork for so much more.
“With big guys, sometimes the simplest things get lost,” Mars coach Rob Carmody said. “With big guys, catch the ball. The first thing you’ve got to do before you score is you’ve got to catch the ball. They are both doing a great job of that. They’re not having the ball ripped away from them, they’re keeping the ball high.
“They’ve done a nice job as the season’s gone on of keeping it simple. And as long as they continue to do that, they give us a lot of flexibility because most teams don’t have two guys who are that versatile at 6-6, 6-7.”
It’s becoming more and more of a luxury as the Planets progress through the schedule. That much was evident as the Planets dispatched section foe Chartiers Valley at home on Jan. 13.
“Tonight, these two guys decided, ‘Hey, we’re the biggest guys on the floor by far, we’re going to control the paint, we’re going to limit them to one (shot per possession), we’re going to alter shots,’” said Carmody after the 71-34 win over the Colts. “When that happens, it’s tough because we don’t have one of them, we have two guys down there.”
