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Close Losses Taken Tough

- Ashley Pixton
The JV Boys Basket- South. Due to close losses, the year. "It was fun playing witt-
ball team finished the season a team tried to concentrate on the older, more experiencec
5-11 record, 7 of which losses being more consistent defen- members of the Varsity team
were close. Junior Brandon sively and offensively. "Be- I learned a lot from them," saic
Hales said , "The team needed cause of the close losses, the Sophomore Dale Barr. Ban
to work on playing hard through- team record was not what we shared the information hE
out the game and not letting hoped for, but there was indi- gained from them and sharec
those close games slip to de- vidual player improvement it with the rest of his team.
feat." which should help Varsity ac- The team worked or
The team's close tion next year," said Coach Ron playing together, offense anc
losses were to Bryan, Central, Johnette. defense and trying to preven
Prep, Lincoln Southeast, North- Two of the JV players close losses and were able tc
west, Lincoln Northeast, and were able to swing Varsity this have fun at the same time.

JV Boys Basketball: front-Dale Barr,
Troy Kirk, Greg Mills, Brad Hay,
Brandon Hales; back- Greg Bolton ,
Brian Bentzinger, Craig Hensley,
Brandon Hendricks, Mike Hansen, Ron
Johnette (Rick Billings Photography)

Junior Craig Hensley throws the ball to
a team member in hopes of setting
up for some points at a home game
Sophomore Greg Mills shoots a basket against Northwest.(Me/anie Goddard)
despite the stampede of the Omaha
North Vikings. Millard North won the
game 50-48. (Melanie Goddard) JV