By Cooper Chadwick
Senior Aiden Henry’s role for the Andover Trojans is to shut down the opposing team’s main guy and bring the energy, and head coach Trey O’Neil says he does just that and more.
“Aiden Henry is a competitor. He matches up with the opponents primary ball handler and pressures them every second of the game. Along with being a great athlete, Aiden is a 4.0 GPA student who does things the right way throughout the school day,” O’Neil said.
This season the Trojans have a large group of seniors, and that’s one thing Henry has been very excited about having.
“We have been together since we were little and this season feels kind of like the last dance for all of us. We are a very close group both on and off the court with lots of chemistry and we all feel like we can make something special happen,” Henry said.
One thing Henry has been wanting to improve during his senior season is his defense.
“I believe with proper technique I have the ability to guard anyone I match up against. To work on becoming a better defender I built up a lot more strength especially in my legs and continued to run a lot to improve my endurance,” Henry said.
Henry hopes his work during the offseason on becoming an even better defender and passing will help him reach some of his end of season goals as well.
“Some goals I have for this season is to win our league’s defensive player of the year and offensively I want to average at least 2.5 assists per game,” Henry said.
