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S  atisfaction, soul and suc-  had a few ups and downs with
                                                               cess were just a couple  of  the record of 9-8.  Never giving
                                                         strengths reserve and freshmen   up  on one another, they still
                                                         boys were able to  take from the   managed to  end up on top.
                                                          season.                       "Playing on the freshmen team
                                                            The reserve team had an  un-  was great.  Competing with guys
                                                         forgettable experience this year.   I had never met before; we had
                                                          With an  18-0 record the boys   a really good time every time,"
                                                          owned the court by  pushing   freshman Lincoln Hansen said.
                                                          themselves to  the fullest.   The boys got away from the
                                                            "Playing on the reserve team   pressures of the game by  getting
                                                          as a freshman was such an   together to relax and motivate
                                                          honor. Being the first and only   each other the night before.
                                                          undefeated                                     "Carb
                                                          team, I                                      dinners
                                                          could not                                    before the
                                                          ask for                                      game were
                                                                     Being
                                                          much  more  '' only  a freshman,  I          something
                                                          in  a team,"   learned that the only one     the team
                                                          freshmen                                     used as a
                                                          Ben         way to succeed is  to put        way to relax
                                                          Renshaw     your mind to  it.  Basket-       and get
                                                          said.       ball is  such an enjoyable       into game
                                                            Deter-                                     mode by
                                                          mination      and rewarding sport!           bonding and
                                                          was               -Tim Semisch, 9            occasionally
                                                          something                                    goofing
                                                          expected                                     off,"
                                                          out of every                      ''         freshman
                                                          player                                       Morgan
                                                          during the                                   Bailey said.
                                                          season, especially when it  came   Both teams pushed them-
                                                          to  many intense, competitive   selves to the fullest expectations
                                                          and challenging practices in  the   and came out with more wins
                                                          weight room and the court.   than  losses.
                                                            "Practices weren't always    "Basketball is  about working
                                                          a breeze. We were expected to   hard towards something you are
                                                          strive hard 100% of the time;   truly dedicated to.  It required
                                                          this kept us  sharp and on top of   much determination throughout
                                                          our game," sophomore Taylor   the entire season no  matter how
                                                          Eakins said.                 many wins you may have had,"
                                                            Freshmen boys may have     Bailey said.





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