HAMPTON — Dutchtown High has been on an upward swing over the past few seasons and the basketball team, despite changing coaches for 2019-20, has a solid season going for first-year head coach Jordan Griffin.
From dropping over 100 points on opponents this season to dominating the region table in their own way, Dutchtown hasn’t skipped a beat under Griffin. Part of it all began at the beginning when he first walked through the doors.
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