Wenzel siblings continue to show strength and progress on the basketball court – KENS5.com

Brendan and Carleigh Wenzel should remain at the top of O'Connor's record books for quite some time.

SAN ANTONIO When Carleigh Wenzel steps onto the court against her older brother Brendan, she does it with confidence.

When we play one-on-one, even though I know Im not going to win, Im still going to act like I am going to win until I do," Carleigh says with a laugh.

It is an attitude hammered home and taken into games.

Its always intense and competitive because we both like to win and we both like to beat each other," Brendan, a redshirt freshman at Utah, said.

The Wenzel name is a big one at OConnor High School.

Brendan is the all-time leading scorer in program history and Carleigh is not far behind. She already eclipsed 1,000 career points after her sophomore season -- an accomplishment no one has ever done in a Panthers uniform.

Seeing what (my brother) did, I knew those were big shoes I was going to need to fill," Carleigh said.

Brendan said, I knew she was going to do it. Shes been really good from a young age, so I knew she was going to go in there and take over.

On the recruiting trail, Brendan was a late-bloomer. He originally committed to UTEP, but after some Power-5 offers started rolling in, he decided to head to the PAC-12.

I think Im getting bigger, stronger faster, quicker too," Brendan said. "I just adjusted to the pace of the game in college.

As for his sister, she is not sliding by anyone becoming one of the best prospects nationally in the class of 2022. She might not know where she is going, but she knows what she wants in a school.

Just really where Im going to fit," Carleigh said. "I dont want to go to a school where we dont connect (like a) family.

Its something she has had her entire life, especially with her brother.

I think hes really helped me, being there when I need him and pushing me when I need to be pushed," Carleigh said.

Brendan added, Obviously, shes getting a lot more attention than I did, but here and there I can still help her and give her some pointers. Things like that.

There is never any doubt the Wenzel siblings will forever be on the same team.

I dont like playing with her because I like to beat her up and stuff like that," Brendan joked.

Maybejust in a metaphorical sense.

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