Hilton girl’s basketball head coach Jeff Eichas told his team at the start of the season that this – his 14th season – would be his last.
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“I just want to spend time with my kids Madison (6 years old) and Jack (5),” Eichas said. “I’ve had a good run and this year has been special with a former player (Maria Jackson) coming back as an assistant coach.”
The 1998 SUNY Fredonia alum replaced the retiring Mike Mayer as head coach in 2004 and is a math teacher at the high school.
His favorite memory to this point? “Winning sectionals against Canandaigua in 2011.” That roster featured sophomore forward Maria Jackson, junior forward Heather Hebert, freshman center Amy Hasenauer and seniors Biz Reinhardt and Alex Bennett.
Eichas has sent one player on to play Division I college basketball (Hasenauer at Holy Cross), one to Division II (Cameron Graupman at College of Saint Rose) and at least six to Division III during his tenure.
