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After a shaky start the Mus- three-game road stretch. The Mus- and on the road, but we were never Senior Dale Barr looks for a ball to shOO!
tang boys finally got off on the right tangs went into the first game against able to pull it together when it really during pre-game warmup. MN went on to win
their first game of the year against Burke
foot to find their groove and start one of their biggest rivals, Creighton counted on the road." senior Mark 57-54. (Jeff Slobotski)
placing some wins under their belts. Prep. The game was close the whole Muckerheide said.
Soon their road woes began to take a way with several lead changes. The After ending the regular
toll as the Mustangs failed to win a game came down to the final ten season with eight wins and ten lo sses,
single game on an opposing court. seconds where Prep had a three-point a trip to state did not seem that far
After a big win against advantage over the Mustang s. Two off. The Mustangs would have to
Omaha Burke, MN moved on to the three pointers fell short of extending down Fremont and then win the pos-
Holiday Tournament. "It was great the Mustangs hopes to overtime as sible rematch with Creighton Prep
winning the game against Burke. We the Junior Jays escaped with a three- to secure the Cinderella berth to State.
were tired of losing games, and thi s point victory. "We felt that we had a good chance
one turned out to be a big win and a The Mustangs then traveled to of making state. In the first game we
big confidence booster," senior Todd Lincoln to take on Northeast, one of had to play Fremont and then the
Kirkebak said. In the first round, the best teams in the state, MN kept winner of the Bryan and Prep game.
the Mustangs pai9 Central back for it close for a ten point loss. Ex- We felt that if we could control the
an earlier loss. In the second round hausted from two tough losses the post area, we could win the game.
Burke handed Millard North an over- team went on to Papillion and lost by They both had big post men that we
time loss. "It was tough winning a twelve. "We played well in each had to control inside," Johnette said.
second game against Burke. They game; we just had four-minute spans The Mustangs kept the game close
really hit a hot streak during the where we would not score, and we but were put out at the end when the
tournament, and they wanted could not catch up," Coach Gerald Tigers ended the season for good.
payback," Kirkebak said. Johnette said. MN stuck it to "It was a di sappointment that we
MN hit the ground running Westside for the seniors final home didn't get to play Prep again in di s-
after the tournament, winning five of game; then traveled to North for an- trict finals," Muckerheide said. 0
the next six games. Then MN had a other lo ss. "We played well at home :hudiHS~

Stats

Gross 56-68
Millard South 64-70
Ralston 66-73
Omaha Central 56-58
Burke 57-54
Omaha Central 70-66
Burke 51-62
Bryan 71-67
Bellvue West 71-65
Benson 52-75
Omaha South 70-55
Abraham Lincoln 74-64
Bellvue East 85-75
Creighton Prep 57-60
Papillion LaVi sta 52-62
Lincoln Northeast 56-66
Westside 62-50
Omaha North 51-63
Di stri cts
Fremont 49-58 Varsity Boy's Basketball: front- Chris Santa Maria, Dale Barr, Jay Uphoff, Greg Mark Muckerh eide, Doug Downey, Greg
Buhrman, Doug Valenti, Todd Kirkebak, Josh Mills, Troy Kirk, Brandt Vlieger, John Deines, Andy All oway, CoachMark Edge
Won 8 Lost 11 Evans, Eric Brown, Chris Finnegan, Brad Dillingham, Coach David Bacon, Coach Mike (Jack Martin Photography)
Adduhn, Chad Schuchmann; second row- Nemecek; Back- Trainer Greg Ri ce, Coach
Coach Gerald Johnette, Jessica Petersen, Mike Ron Johnette, Jason Matter, Jeff Johnette,