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I Boys Varsity Basketball

Center Matt Northrop catches a pass made by a Forward Tim Kirchhoefer shoots for two at the
teammate at the State tournament game against freethrow line. Many times the game can be
Lincoln Southeast. The Mustangs were defeated determined by points gained at the freethrow
65-62 by the Knights. (R. Rassmussen) line. (J. Thomas)

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Northrop and Kirchhoefer Lead Team

MN Makes Fourth Trip To State

-Wendi Hansen-

Although the Boys Varsity do was get used to the system and help to help the team get as far as they
Basketball did not go all the way in my team out the best I could; after all could in State." said Senior Matt
State the 12-8 record was an accom- it's a team sport," said Senior Asim Northrop.
plishment. Douglass. Senior Troy Everton also "This season was better
The main objective for the said, "I wanted to give the team some because we all had been on the team
team thi s year was to do better than leadership for my point guard posi- together for a couple of years and
last year. "We all went into the tion , but my main goal was to get to knew what each other's limitations
season hoping to do better than last State and that required the team." were. We knew how to work together
year, but the team last year won one Senior Matt Northrop led the as a team and cooperate," said Senior
more game than us ," said Senior team in points per game and Senior Tim Kirchhoefer.
Matt Northrop. Tim Kirchhoefer led the team in The team may not have gone
Although individual rebounding with Northrop coming in as far in State as last year, but finish-
achievements were made, the team second. "I wanted to prove to every- ing 12-8 will go down in the record
focused on team oriented goals rather one that I could do it since I did not books because for the fourth time in
than individual ones. "All I wanted to play that often last year. I also wanted ten years MN has gone to State.

Gaurd Tim Hallet dribbles the ball down the
court to shoot for two points to put the Mustangs
in the lead against the Northwest Huskies in
Districts. ( L. Custer)