Head coach Jeff Jones insists that Boeing isn’t supplying the sneakers for this year’s boys basketball team.

After Saturday’s 95 point outburst in the championship game of the Wilson Tournament, the Zephyrs certainly were flying up and down the court, with Charles Hudson airlifting for three dunks en route to the 95-61 victory against Medical Academy Charter School.

It was the most points in the Jones era, the previous high coming in the 2010-11 season when they scored 72 against Faith Christian in their annual Zephyr Holiday Classic.

That explosion was a result of how the Zephyrs plan to utilize the talent on this year’s roster, and it was in full force against M.A.C.S.

“We’re playing up-tempo,” said Jones. “We’re pushing the ball up the floor.”

Jones said that style plays into the strengths of Hudson who finished with a game-high 22 points, and Mikey Esquilin who finished with 13 and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

He said a lot of that begins on defense, and with the Zephs moving more to a man-to-man defense this season to fit this dynamic bunch, those breakaways will become a byproduct of that style.

He also said there will be nights when the ball doesn’t find the bucket as readily as it did against M.A.C.S, and that they’ll have to rely on their defense.

After two games to begin the season, the first a 63-30 win over host Wilson Area High School in the tourney opener, he still sees plenty of room for growth.

“It’s still a work in progress,” said Jones. “We’ll get better.”

Additionally, playing an up-tempo game will result in more possessions and that will also benefit a young team.

It allows them to get everyone involved as witnessed by nine players finding the stat sheet against M.A.C.S., with six of those players reaching double figures.

Hudson, who scored 29 points during the tourney, and Logan McGinley, who also dropped 29, were named to the all-tournament team.

Jones was pleased with their scoring balance, something they’ll need moving forward.

In addition to those three, Devin Martinez scored 11 points in the finals, while Jordan Harrington and Zachary Gilbert each pitched in with 10.

Gilbert scored 19 points in the tournament, with six of those points coming from beyond the arc. That will be a big plus for the Zephs if Gilbert can draw a team’s opposing big out to the three-point line, opening up space underneath the basket.

“He really had two good games for us,” said Jones. “If he can step out and make those threes, that allows looks for guys on the wings.”

Jones knows he has a young team that’s equipped to run, and the leader of that stable of racehorses is Esquilin.

He’s going to play a crucial role this season and Jones plans to utilizing his strengths. He said that Esquilin sees the floor as well as anyone in the league and can both shoot and score, using his ball skills to create his own shot or find the open man.

The first two games were a snapshot of what’s to come, and Jones knows that they’ll need to be just as dynamic on defense if they want to succeed.

The Zephs kept their record unblemished with a 71-49 win over Pocono Mountain East High School on Tuesday evening to open conference play.

McGinley led the way with 16 points, while Esquilin and Gilbert each chipped in with 11.