Prep Spotlight: East Bay basketball team follows lead of its new coach

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ST. MARY’S-BERKELEY: NEW COACH HAS PANTHERS IN RIGHT DIRECTION

The St. Mary’s boys basketball team embodies the personality of its head coach.

The Panthers are scrappy, resilient and smart – all qualities that reflect first-year coach Marshall Collins.