West Side’s Tyler Crews is a different player this season. After wake-up call, 6-foot-10 center ‘buckled down.’

West Side’s Tyler Crews is a different player this season. After wake-up call, 6-foot-10 center ‘buckled down.’

Until this past offseason, West Side’s Tyler Crews wasn’t ready to even scratch the surface of his ability. But in the 6-foot-10 center’s final season with the Cougars, who have seven seniors and a group of underclassmen that includes promising freshmen Prentiss Gates and DeShawn Clay Jr., something has clicked. “This year, it’s different for me,” Crews said. “I see it differently. I feel like I have to be a leader. I’m mature. I’m finally a bas…