Chaffee boys preview: Moyers' second season finds Red Devils trending younger

~ Chaffee lost four starters and returns two seniors from last year's 3-18 team.

Tyson Moyers begins the second year of his rebuilding plan at Chaffee with a mandated youth movement.

The Red Devils lost four starters to graduation from last year's 3-18 team, including leading scorers Tyler Graham and Brad Urhahn.

Chaffee has just one returning starter in Korey Chapman, a senior guard.

Other than senior Jeff Daugherty, Moyers will be looking at a handful of juniors and some sophomores for significant roles this season as the program tries to continue its climb.

"We want to win games," said Moyers, who inherited a one-win team from the previous season. "That's what we're here for, to win games. Our kids have been working hard, just as hard as anybody else's kids.

"Our JV team last year wasn't bad. The players are going to have to step up and realize this is varsity ball and we can play with those people."

Chaffee has installed a new floor in its gym, and the team was working out at the activity center while air conditioning was being installed.

"It's great," Moyers said of the floor. "We're looking forward to getting on it."

The Red Devils will get to do that Nov. 29 against Greenville in their season opener. They also will host both the Scott-Mississippi and Mississippi Valley conferences boys tournaments this year.

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CHAFFEE BOYS

Coach: Tyson Moyers, second season

Assistant: Josh Govreau

Last year: 3-18

Conferences: Scott-Mississippi Conference, Mississippi Valley Conference

Returning starters

Korey Chapman 5-8 Sr. G

Rest of roster

Jeff Daugherty, 5-10, Sr., F; Alex Orr, 5-8, Jr., G; Augie Orr, 5-8, Jr., G; Michael Lee, 6-1, Jr., F; Zach McDaniel, 5-7, Jr., G; Aaron Hopkins, 6-1, Jr., F; Andrew Hopkins, 6-0, So., F

Schedule

Nov. 29 -- Greenville, 6 p.m.

Dec. 2 -- at Saxony Lutheran, 6 p.m.

Dec. 6 -- East Prairie, 6 p.m.

Dec. 9 -- Woodland, 6 p.m.

Dec. 13 -- at Marquand, 6 p.m.

Dec. 16 -- at Zalma, 6 p.m.

Dec. 19 -- Bloomfield, 6 p.m.

Dec. 26-30 -- SE Missourian Christmas Tournament

Jan. 6 -- Scott City, 6 p.m.

Jan. 10 -- at Advance, 6 p.m.

Jan. 13 -- at Kelly, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 16-20 -- Scott-Miss. tournament

Jan. 24 -- Leopold, 6 p.m.

Jan. 27 -- at Scott County Central, 6 p.m.

Jan. 30-Feb. 3 -- Mississippi Valley Conf. tournament

Feb. 10 -- Oak Ridge, 6 p.m.

Feb. 14 -- at Delta, 6 p.m.

Feb. 17 -- at Oran, 6 p.m.

Feb. 21 -- at Meadow Heights, 6 p.m.