Coach Matthew Senkoski believes it is only the
second time in decades, if ever, that a DMS
boys’ basketball team has gone undefeated in
both regular season and tournament games.
“It was a pretty special season and a
tremendous team accomplishment,” says
Mr. Senkoski of the 13-member squad. “We
had a group of players who were all good
individually, but also could work together.
They sacrificed the ‘me’ for ‘we’ and brought
out the best in each other.”
In addition to the regular season results, the boys closed out the
year as the Shaler Area Junior High Tournament Champions.
Earlier in the year they also won the North Allegheny Holiday
Tournament and the Western Pennsylvania Junior High
School Basketball Championship, where they were the only
team in grades seven through nine to defeat tournament host
Pine‑Richland.
Members of the DMS boys’ 8th grade basketball team were
Scott Bitar, Samuel Brown, Joseph D’Cunha, William Generett,
Brendan Kelly, Andrew Landman, Ronald Livingston, Matthew
Mattioli, Michael Rice, Gusty Sunseri, Shane Susnak, Brevin
Urso, and Arnold Vento. Coach Senkoski was assisted by Geoff
Dutelle.
The Dorseyville Middle School 8th Grade Boys’ Basketball Team holds the first-place trophy from the Western Pennsylvania Junior High School Basketball
Championship in February.
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ll season, the Dorseyville
Middle School 8th Grade Boys’
Basketball Team coaches
instructed their squad to play
hard, play smart, and play together. The
boys paid close attention to their coaches’
instructions and the payoff was sweet – they
had a perfect 22-0 record.
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DMS 8 TH GRADE BOYS’ BASKETBALL
TEAM UNDEFEATED