New Glenvar High head coach Cliff Bordewisch was scheduled to make his 2021-22 debut on Wednesday of this week with a game at Staunton River, followed by a game at William Byrd on Friday.
The Highlanders were scheduled to open Monday against Hidden Valley, but that game was postponed due the football team making the region final. It was rescheduled for next Thursday, December 9.
“We are still in the process of finalizing our roster after the football team completed their postseason run,” said Bordewisch. “However, we will have nine players returning from last year’s team and as many as eight or nine seniors on the team.”
Stephen Barber will be one of the top players in the area once again. He led Glenvar in scoring last year and is a college prospect. Gabe Ford is another returnee to watch while Tyler Johnson and Christian Housh are among other seniors back from the abbreviated 2020-21 season.
“We will have a couple of players move up from the JV team, but perhaps the most impact will come from potentially adding a couple of new old faces,” said Bordewisch. “Aiden Wolk and Dagan Williams have shown interest in returning to the program after a couple of years off. They will add even more toughness and leadership to this group.”
Bordewisch was excited to get the head coaching position after playing for the Highlanders and serving as an assistant, both on the varsity and as head jayvee coach. It’s now his program.
“I think, being a rookie head coach, that it’s important for me to establish my vision of what the culture at Glenvar should be,” he said. “I want to take it from being a flashy buzzword that coaches use, to something that is tangible. I want to see the buy in from our team at each level. We’ve talked about this senior group setting the standard for our expectations. We have used the phrase ‘The outcomes may change from year to year, but the expectations won’t’.”
