The last two winters have seen the Brewer boys basketball team at its best at the most important time of the season. But two years ago the Witches were outlasted in the final seconds of their Class A North semifinal by Hampden Academy, which went on to win the 2020 state championship. Then last winter, coach Ben Goodwin’s club went 14-2 and had to settle for winning the Big East Conference AA-A-B pod championships to cap off a schedule limited geographically by COVID-19. “This group has a lot of confidence in themselves,” Goodwin said.