A Yellowstone Conference Championship and undefeated season capped off a 16-0 run for the seventh grade Powell Middle School boys’ basketball team, dominating the competition from start to finish.

“Our ‘A’ team had an amazing season,” coach Eric Oram said. “This team played so well together and were truly committed to being a team. From our starters to our bench everyone on the team bought into our program.”

The Cubs comfortably won each of their contests, holding an average win margin of 32 points per game.

Coach Oram noted there were a number of impressive stats throughout the year, with the top two scoring games coming from Danen Oram, who had 33 points against Worland and 32 against Lovell.

Top rebounding games came from Kaile Lasson with 16 against Laurel, and Oram with 15 against Worland.

Tucker Kovach and Cyrus Graham led with eight steals each, with Kovach recording his against Lander and Graham against Cody.

Oram and Kovach were tops in assists with six in a game, with Oram’s coming against Lander and Kovach’s against Riverton.

Coach Oram noted that one of the most important reasons for the Cubs’ success was their practices.

“Our practice intensity was awesome. Players were coachable and brought a winning attitude every day,” he said. “Some of our practices were the most competitive competition we had all season.”

Coach Oram added that one of the most important things was the depth of their bench, which allowed them to play a fun brand of basketball all

“This team had a lot of players that had the skill set and hardworking effort to make a positive impact in our games, so with a deep bench we were able to play full court, fast-paced basketball which is fun to watch and be a part of,” he said.

While the Cubs were rewarded for their efforts winning the conference championship, Oram said one of the things he was most proud of with this team was their dedication to becoming a team.

“Winning the conference championship was a great reward for this team, but the biggest success of the season was having the best team culture in the conference,” he said. “We talked a lot about that part of the game with the players like how to be a great teammate, how to impact the game in lots of different ways and with different roles, and how to be a selfless basketball player. I am so proud of this team for buying into all of these parts of the game and I want every single kid that played this season to know how proud I am of each of them.”

He added that the team parents were amazing to work with and helped the team in many ways.

“I would like to sincerely thank all the parents for helping us coaches make this season such a joy for the kids,” Oram said.

Moving forward he said the team has put plenty of time and effort in already, and he is hopeful they will continue to improve.

“This team has a lot of kids who have put time into developing their skillset for basketball at a high level for seventh graders, and I hope they all continue to pour into the game and love playing the game in the future,” Oram said. “It is a huge blessing for the team to have great teammates around you to get into the gym with, challenge each other and push each other to get better.”

He said this is one of the most enjoyable teams he has been around and his final remarks for the group would be to “stay hungry and humble.”