By Hayden Swope
Wichita Heights’ Jorelle Hadley is ready for an unforgettable season, focused on leadership, teamwork, and chasing championships alongside family.
“A couple of things I’m excited for is to win four championships with all my teammates and I’m really excited to be playing alongside my cousin Jalihn Timmons and Jordan Timmons,” Hadley said. “We’ve been dreaming about this for a long time and just working at it every day pushing each other and being a leader on the team to make sure even on hard times to keep everyone engaged and bring the energy.”
Hadley spent the offseason training hard, competing in tournaments, and sharpening all aspects of his game.
“In the offseason, I trained with my teammates every day and went to a couple of recruit look tournaments and just worked on everything of the game from defensive to offense from angles on defense and ball toughness,” Hadley said. “And just going to the Midwest showcase really showed that we are a championship team by really grinding out every game that we were in.”
Leadership has been a key focus for Hadley as he stepped into a more prominent role this year.
“Some of the areas I worked on were being a better leader since we had eight seniors leaving,” Hadley said. “I knew I had to be the main person stepping up.”
Not only does he have them on the team, but all of the teammates and coaches feel like a family for Hadley.
“One person I would like to thank is Coach Thomson and our whole coaching staff for just believing in me and my teammates, just pushing me every day and taking one game at a time,” Hadley said. “We’re just trying to get better as a team.”
