Teaching the fundamentals of the game has been the norm for Hays High head coach Danny Preuss roughly a week into the preseason basketball practice schedule.

With a Rebel varsity roster that could comprise of seven total freshman and sophomores, Preuss understands the challenges his players will face as the rigors of varsity basketball loom.

However, expectations of success for a program that hasn’t missed the playoffs in roughly a decade pushes Preuss and his team to fight as hard as they...