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Defense  Earns  Respect


                                        he  girls  Varsity  basketball  offense which was inconsistent. In
                                   T                                 fact,  in  both  games  against
                                        team  finished  the  season
                                                                     Westside  the team was  unable
                                        with a  1-25 record. With  so
                                   many contributing factors it  was
                                   hard to decide what really went   to score in the third quarter after
                                                                     leading both times  at half-time.
                                   wrong.                                Coach  Terry    Eicher  ex-
                                       The  defense was  outstand-   plained some  of the differences
                                   ing,  but  defending your  own    between  the  Mustangs  and
                                   players  didn't count.            teams like  Central or  Westside.
                                       The  guards  had no  trouble   "We  weren't  as  good.  We
                                   breaking a  press  - that is  when   lacked  quickness,  confidence
                                   they  remembered to  dribble.     and were inexperienced."
                                   Passing  was  usually  no problem.    "The  game against  Millard
                                   They  always  found  the  open    South  was  an  excellent game,
                                   person, even if she  was sitting on   but we made a  lot of turnovers.
     Playing  tight  man-to-man    the bench.                        Also  there were some question-
     "D" are Senior  Renee Cross       Scoring  did  cause  some     able calls  by the officials in  the
     and Junior  Cheryl  Brown.    problems.  Like  most  teams,  the   last  few seconds. I don't  usually
       Girls  Varsity Basketball   center was  the leading scorer,   complain about the referees. but
     Omaha South           57·22   but for the other team. Also  they   these  guys  were terrible at the
     Omoha Central         38-48   were 8-300  from  the line .  There   end of the game," tells  Cross  of
     Omaha  Benson  (Double        were a  few games where they      a game where South was able to
     Overtime)             5048    failed  to score,  but when they   cash in  on some North turnovers.
     Omaha Northwest       47·36   did there was a  joyous celebra-      As  for  next  year,  Coach
     Westside (Holiday             tion at mid-court. It  was a  cheer   Eicher  thinks ,  "If  some  people
      Tourney)             33-38   and pyramid usually  resulting in a   continue to work hard and there
     Marion                41-64   basket for  the other team.        is  some  individual improvements,
     Omaha Burke           55-30       This  may  have been what      we could be a contender for the
     Omaha Tech            63·26   some people expected from the     top five  in  Metro."
     Belluve  East         39-64   girls  this  year, but none of it really   Eicher  will  not  coach next
     Omaha North           49·38
     Roncalli              35-38   happened.  They  finished  the     year.  He  has  resigned  from
     Westside              30-37   season  with  a  defense ranked    coaching,  but not teaching.  He
     Ralston               49-43   behind  the  State  Champion,      felt coaching was  taking away
     Omaha Ryan            59·24   Kearney, a District Championship,   from  his  teaching  and  wanted
     Belluve West          42·28   and only one loss  to an unranked   more  time  to  pursue  outside
     Millard  South        36-37   team.  Senior  Renee  Cross  and   interests.
     Pappillion            41·30   Sophomore  Regina  Kolc  were
     Omaha Burke                   also  named  to  the  All-District   Taking advanftige of a downed player.
      (Districts)          30-33   team.                              Junior  Cheryl Brown  scores  two more in
            Won  10  Lost  8                                          a  District  game.
                                       The  team  came  into  the
                                   season  ready to  show  people
                                   they were not walkons,  with an
                                   opening  defeat  over  Omaha
                                   South.  They  also  defeated
                                   Omaha Benson  in  double over-
                                   time and gave ranked Omaha
             ..--4.-tlf-H---_,
                                   Central a  run-for-their-money.
                                       "One of our best games was
                                   Central.  I  really  thought  we
                                   scared them," said  Cross .
                                       Defense  was  the  strongest
                                   point  of the team, with a second
                    C:.;::i~~~  place  rating.  In  the  Holiday
                    ;,.:           Tournament  they  held  ranked
                                    Westside to only twelve points in
                                   one quarter.
                            ,.~~~~..,.,.,"!"'!   How  ever,  opposing  the
                                   strong  defense  was  a  weak
                                    "Jump,  jump  sky  high,"  chant  the
                                    cheerleaders as  Sophomore Regina Kolc
                                    jumps  a  Northwest opponent.

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