Five senior basketball players, along with squash, swimming and track seniors, will be honored at Friday's regular-season home basketball finale against Collegiate.

Corey Dalton, Drew DiStanislao, Patrick Martin, Rob Vozenilek and Kevin Whitehead have helped St. Christopher's varsity team go from five wins two years ago, nine last season to 15 and counting in the 2010-11 campaign.

They each take pride in the ascension of the Saints hoops program. Read how they feel about each of their senior teammates and what they think of the program as it stands now.

COREY DALTON
Varsity sports: Two years of soccer and basketball
On DiStanislao: Tough.
On Vozenilek: Motivator.
On Whitehead: Genuine.
On Martin: Stubborn.
On program: I think this group of guys love the game of basketball and love playing with each other. I've just seen improvement throughout the entire program.

DREW DISTANISLAO
Varsity sports: Three years of baseball, two basketball
On Dalton: Upbeat.
On Vozenilek: Leader.
On Whitehead: Quiet.
On Martin: Monotone.
On program: When I was a sophomore watching the varsity not be very good I didn't know if I wanted to be a part of it. Now the program has improved. I think coach [Hamill] Jones is a big part of that.

PATRICK MARTIN
Varsity sports: Three years of baseball, basketball, two years of football
On DiStanislao: Goofy.
On Vozenilek: Confident.
On Whitehead: Quiet.
On Dalton: Weird. There's no other word for it.
On program: I think that we've improved every year. The reason we've won so many games is that we're never out of a game. I feel like we can always create energy when it's not there. I don't think the bench guys get the credit they deserve. We can do something that hasn't happened in a while.

ROB VOZENILEK
Varsity sports: Three years of basketball, football and lacrosse (Captain in each)
On DiStanislao: Indifferent.
On Dalton: Underclassman.
On Whitehead: Quiet.
On Martin: Hats.
On program: Coach Jones and the captains just try to promote basketball all year. He's done a great job with that. People care a lot more when we're winning. There's only more potential.

KEVIN WHITEHEAD
Varsity sports: Two years of basketball, soccer and baseball
On DiStanislao: Tenacity.
On Vozenilek: Leadership.
On Dalton: Heart.
On Martin: Unselfish.
On program: It's definitely getting a lot better since I was on JV. They didn't take basketball as seriously as other sports. I feel like we've made a giant step forward. We're definitely competitive in every game. 

OTHER SENIORS TO BE RECOGNIZED
Squash: Willy Clarke, Peter Dorsey, Jay McChesney, Woody Stanchina, Will Valentine
Swimming: Christopher Dunlevy, Elliott Warren, Robert Wood
Indoor track and field: Hutton Adcock, Andre Aganbi, Jamie Ball, John Blanchard, James Busch, Ben Constable, Beau Ewing, Clark Halladay, Foster Haynes, Henley Hopkinson, Ian Kilpatrick, Jabari Knight, Farrah Pace, Nick Richardson, Tucker Thompson, Trip Williams, Stephen Wood, Ward Wood, William Young