The Hazen basketball team has all of the obvious ingredients to reach the top of the Seamount.

Height? Check. Speed? Plenty of that. Scoring? Affirmative. The only question is: Can they put it all together?

The Highlanders are young, with only three seniors on the roster, but the team’s key players have varsity service time.

Junior R.J. Magar is entering his third varsity season. Sophomore Frankie Johnson started all 20 games for Hazen last year. These Highlanders may be young, but they’re definitely not inexperienced.

“That experience is why we’ve been able to have no fear and feel confident so far,” said Hazen coach James Olive. “We’re not just a young team that was on JV last year; these guys have a lot of varsity experience.”

The front line figures to be strong. Including starters Dewit Kasa (6-foot-4) and Brandt Graybeal (6-5), the Highlanders have five players 6-foot-4 or taller.

Kasa is leading the team in scoring so far with 16.2 points per game, while Graybeal is leading in rebounds (9.4) and blocks (1.6).

In the backcourt, the Highlanders have a shooting junior in Magar, as well as a pair of quick ball handlers in Decourious Sampson and Johnson.

Magar is second on the team in scoring at 16 points per game. Sampson and Johnson each average around eight points per game. Sampson leads the team with 7.2 assists per game and Johnson contributes 5 per game.

The two each bring a different dynamic to the team.

“Frankie is very quick, very fast and has no fear,” Olive said. “Decourious is a little better ball handler and he sees the court a little better. They both have a lot of heart and a lot of intensity. They give guys fits on defense.”

Hazen did take a big loss with the graduation of Caleb Frary, Hazen’s second leading all-time scorer. Frary led the team in scoring last season at 17.9 points per game.

“Having that go-to guy was a comfort that I appreciated,” Oliver said. “The dip from losing Caleb was huge at first but these guys are ready to take on the challenge.”