It’s been a grueling past three months for the members of the Pella High boys’ basketball team, and even longer for those that also played football for the Dutch. Whether you’ve seen them play or not, know this: the Little Dutch are the epitome of hustling on defense. To have a starting core and bench players that have that pedal-to-the-metal intensity on “D” and to do that nonstop for what has been now 23 games is nothing short of incredible. It has been one of the big reasons Pella is where they are, just three wins shy of another state championship this school year. That having been said, Coach Mark Core has had a few things on the top of his to-do list for the team this past week. Core adds practices were light for a majority of the week, with a little more competitiveness mixed in on Thursday.