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Busy doesn’t start to explain the summer time for Quinn Kwasniak.
The Cornerstone Christian senior, who set the Ohio file for 3-pointers made in a season final yr with 155, has been part of the summer time AAU circuit with Indy Warmth, collaborating in a number of marquee occasions. He’s additionally performed with the Patriots in the course of the Euclid Summer time League and Midwest Stay.
Kwasniak has been spending time this summer time engaged on the opposite components of his sport.
“My pace, athleticism and simply being rather a lot stronger have been the primary focus,” Kwasniak mentioned. “I feel management is a very essential factor too and simply making an attempt to be a pacesetter and choose them up. It’s on me now to be that senior chief like we’ve had up to now. When somebody makes a foul play or I make a foul play, it’s about me choosing them up and saying we’re all good.”
He enters his senior season with 2,227 factors in his highschool profession, 981 behind state file holder and new Ohio State coach Jon Diebler for the file within the state. Kwasniak can also be 773 factors away from 3,000, which might make him the third participant in state historical past to achieve the mark, becoming a member of Diebler and Zach Rasile.
Kwasniak is 96 3-pointers behind Rasile for the profession whole in made 3s, sitting at 389 to Rasile’s 485. He additionally turned the all-time main scorer for the Patriots, passing Mike Bothwell.
However similar to a season in the past, Kwasniak isn’t involved with the file e-book, fairly specializing in persevering with to assist Cornerstone to contend for wins and a fourth straight journey to a district closing.
“I’m enthusiastic about it to be sincere,” Kwasniak mentioned. “Simply to be doing it with the fellows over right here too, they’re my brothers and I really like them a lot. I’m going to go to conflict with them on daily basis. I’m excited for that probability. It’s a testomony to the work I’ve put in, realizing that I can play extra freely than anybody else on the ground, that provides me all the arrogance on the planet.”
Kwasniak and the Patriots are in an fascinating place with OHSAA increasing boys basketball divisions to seven. They’re within the group for the primary yr of Division VII. In its district pool, Cornerstone is one in every of three groups within the division that made a district final season, with Warren JFK and Heartland Christian.
Cornerstone superior to a regional semifinal in 2022-23, Kwasniak’s sophomore season, however fell to Richmond Heights. The Patriots’ final three seasons have all ended to the Spartans. This yr, they’re in several divisions, and Kwasniak is worked up for the possibility at one other deep playoff run.
Cornerstone can be pursuing its first journey to state since 2018, when it misplaced to Marion Native, 52-51, in double time beyond regulation.
Whereas Kwasniak is a senior chief, Cornerstone isn’t quick on expertise. Sophomore Hudson Funk noticed prolonged taking part in time as final season went on. Carter Sims, Kolsen Keeper and Asaiah West additionally had important roles.
Kwasniak mentioned having that further expertise will assist in shut video games, because the Patriots had towards Meigs of their first sport at Midwest Stay.
“I feel an enormous factor is we’ve to have the ability to end video games off,” Kwasniak mentioned. “Particularly right here, we let Meigs come again a bit of bit, they’re a strong crew, too. We have now to have the ability to shut it out after we’re main like that. I feel that may translate into the season fairly properly, having that capability to play onerous in these sorts of video games.”
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