 After four straight losing seasons, the Bemidji Boys basketball team took a big step forward last year going 13 and 13 and head coach Travis Peterson's first year with the team. Now the Jacks are back in year two under Peterson looking to put Bemidji on the map. After a successful inaugural campaign under first year head coach Travis Peterson last year, the Lumberjacks say they're looking to take another step forward this season. Last year was definitely huge for the program coming off of five wins, two wins, going 500 was great but now it's time for us to take the next step and really go over 500. The Jacks want to prove that last year was no fluke and the next step for them includes some pretty big goals for the team this season. Our goal is to get a home game for our section playoffs and compete for one of the top spots in our section. We set a section championship goal, 18 win season, just a great group of guys and we want to improve off of what we did last year. Returning seven seniors from last year's team, Peterson plans to lean heavily on his three captains, Caden Ralfus, Nate Snell and Caleb Carlson. But with numerous players returning with varsity experience, he says he expects everyone to contribute. We've got a support cast all the way down the bench that really expect something from everyone and find their role and do their job. And despite being a little undersized, the Jacks plan to open things up on the court this season beginning with a suffocating defense that turns into a high powered fast tempo offense. I think we're going to shoot a little better. I think we're going to have some very adept shooters on the court, a number of them at all times. We're going to try to reverse the ball more and get the defense moving from one side of the court to the other and then try to strike with dribble penetration and three pointers. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.