WALL — For most programs, a 9-3 season would be considered a roaring success. For the Wall Hawks, that showing a year ago marked their lowest win total since going 7-4 in 2009.

Wall, which posted a combined 96-14 record from 2010 to 2017, was still a tough out last fall, reaching the third round of the playoffs for the eighth time in the past nine years. But youth and inexperience reared their heads at times, playing a key role in the Hawks’ 0-2 start and keeping them from hitting the 11-win plateau that had served as the low water mark during the eight seasons leading up to 2018.

With much of its talent back from last year’s squad, however, Wall’s setting its bar as high as ever for the 2019 campaign. And while he was proud of what his young team accomplished last year, Hawks coach Houston Guy is expecting a more vintage WHS team this time around.