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Senior Ben Chesnut lets the ball fly while
shooting a free throw. Ben scored an
average of 20 points a game. photo by
Annie Lorsbach

Competing in the Game

by Dan Eriksen
The boys varsity bas- far. The Mustangs realized because we knew we were
ketball team had improved this, and knew that in order to good enough to do anything,"
drastically in comparison to last have an extraordinary season senior Aaron Greco said. "We
year. However, the team's suc- they would have to give it all especially had more team unity
cess did not come without hard they had all the time. this year than we had in the
work, determination, and high "We worked harder in past, which helped tremen-
goal setting. practice this year than we nor- dously."
"We had one goal in mally had, and there was much Overall it was a great
mind and that was to win the more conditioning," senior year for the varsity basketball
state championship," junior Andy Potter said. team. Given the fact that they
Eric Wells said, "whether we Team unity was also had a new coach, Leon Bose,
were going to win or not didn't important. "Everybody on the had only five seniors on the
matter as much as the fact that team seemed to get along re- team. Underclassmen said
we gave it all we had in order to ally well," sophomore Jared they were anxious to see next
achieve that goal." Santo said. Having all the play- season because of their po-
Without determination . ers on a team play together tential.
the team could not have gotten and play well is an advantage "We had a good sea- Senior guard Andrew Thompson guards
for any team. son , but just you wait. Next an opposing team member. "We've come
Sports "The whole team year we will be unstoppable," a long way this season after starting over
worked really hard this year junior Matt Kutler said. from scratch." photo by Annie Limba ch