Nick Brzezniak picks up scoring pace in the second half of games for Lincoln-Way Central. ‘Get back into it.’

Nick Brzezniak picks up scoring pace in the second half of games for Lincoln-Way Central. ‘Get back into it.’

Lincoln-Way Central’s Nick Brzezniak had never tried out for basketball until he was in seventh grade at Manhattan Junior High. Vincent Perillo, who was the coach, convinced him to play. At the time, Brzezniak was considered to be tall. The early returns, though, weren’t good. Yes, he was 6-foot. But … “I was terrible,” Brzezniak said. “I dribbled with my head down. I shot with two hands. “But in eighth grade, I dedicated my whole life to basket…