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JV and varsity teams dominated the competition.

Both tea ms are lined up, awaiting the snap. This ki ck the se mifinal game against Millard W est.
wi ll determin e if the Musta ngs will make it to state. Th e Although he was n't abl e to finish out the seaso n, he
crowd is si lent, prepa ri ng for the most important pl ay remained pos itive about hi s contribution to the Mus-
ofthe seaso n. Seni or Tim W ea k puts up the ki ck, and tang's succes s.
it's good. The Musta ngs are on th eir way to M emori al "Th e ga mes were the best part of the seaso n beca use
Stadium . the tea m worked hard all wee k in practice, and it was
"I was rea ll y excited to make it to state th is yea r. Last great to see it all pay off," Failla sa id.
year's loss in th e se mifinals aga inst W ests ide was a heart- Th e JV football tea m also made it through th e seaso n
break er," sen ior Mike Schneider sa id. with a winning record of 5-3 .
Playing in Memori al Stadium mea nt a lot to many "This seaso n was rea lly fun beca use we playe d a lot
players. It gave them a se nse of what coll ege football is of cl ose games, and there was a lot of competition,"
like ,_an d th e ad renaline that comes with playin g in front junior Caleb Martin sa id.
of such a large audience . Al though the competition was intense, many pl ayers
"Play ing in Memori al Stad ium was probably th e cool- ca me up with ways to ca lm down and focus.
est thing I've eve r done," Schneider "Li stening to my iPod and joking around with ev-
sa id . erybody helped me reli eve ga me tension," junior Pat
Th e amaz ing thing about the va rsity Maher sa id.
seaso n was that they manage d to make Both the va rsity and JV teams found a way
it through their final two ga mes with- to work together and succeed throughout the
out th eir sta rting quarterback, junior seaso n. Th ey won their ga mes through hard
Nick Failla, who was injured during work and dedication.

The JV Mustang offensive li ne awa its the snap
in a game aga inst Wests ide. It had ra in ed the
ni ght be fore and the fi eld was wet and muddy,
but the team managed to pu ll through, winning
the game 7·0. photo by Lindsey von Gillem

Se ni or kicker Tim Weak puts the ba ll into play
with a kick-off at the state game . "We started
the seaso n with a lot of ta lent, and we conti n-
ued to improve an d mesh as a team," Weak
sa id. photo by Lindsey von Gillem

"It was awesome "Making it to
to be part of the Lincoln my senior
well-known year was a great
football tradition way to end the
at Millard North." season."

-Connor Thomas, 10 -Rob Pirnie, 12
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