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The JV team hu ddles on the field getting ready to
play against Northwest. An inspirati onal pep talk
given by coach Mike Daubert, prepared the team
fo r th eir upcomin g games. photo by Ken y Morton ORKING
Freshman Jerod Santo outruns the Creighton Prep
defense. The Mu stangs were defeated by the Bluejays
0-21. photo by Candi Eledge FORTHE L
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By: Colleen Whalen and Katie Swartz
As passes were received and together and get things accomplished,"
touchdowns scored, the freshman , sopho- Fora I said .
more , and junior varsity football players Setting team goals proved to be
set goals for themselves and their teams an important part in creating team unity
to secure winning seasons. which strengthened the teams.
Inspiration from coaches helped "Though I was new to the school
inspire many players reach their aspira- this year, I worked hard with my team to
tions. improve on last season 's record ," sopho-
"Before games, the team got to- more Dusty Olson said.
gether as a group, and the coach gave a Goal-setting helped to improve
speech which helped to prepare our team team weaknesses. This strenthened the
mentally for the team we were about to team as a whole.
face," freshman Jerod Santo said. "We couldn 't stay together as a
Self-motivation was also key in team , and we fought a lot, but at the end
order for the players to attain their goals of the season when we needed to get the
and to prepare themselves for upcoming job done, we did ," Olson said .
games. As a result of the many goals set
"I knew I had to do well, so I during the season, memorable moments
pumped myself up and tried to help my were visible to the players.
team win. My goal at the beginning of the "In our game against Bellevue
season was to score three touchdowns, West, the sophomore team went into qua-
and I managed to make two ," freshman druple overtime, and we ended up win-
Brian Foral said. ning 49-48 by a two-point conversion ,"
Many team strengths were dis- Olson said.
covered through goal-setting. Focusing on achieving their goals
"The freshman team was great led players and teams to an increase in
this year. We had the ability to work motivation and confidence in their skills.

Sophomore Mark Wehner drops back whil e looking
down field for an open reciever. The Mustangs
defeated the Wildcats 19-0. photo by Becky Bowers

Sophomore Kyle Crouch isrun down by a Papillion
defensive back. At thi s home game, the Monarchs
defeated the Mu stangs 16-24. photo by Jennie Gates