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UEL THE and Nate Schaaf
pages by Caitlin Cruz

After finding new successes and revisiting some old rival-
ries, rese rve and frosh footballers sparked teamwork.
Eleven boys gathered in the had problems with defense. It
ce nter of the field. Brief mur- just wasn't flowing, but abo ut
murs co uld be heard while halfway through we really came
li ste ning closely to the huddle. together as a team," sop homore
Th e players slowly took their Mike Davidson said.
positions in hopes of claiming In sp ired by the personal drive
yet another victory. of older players, the freshmen
To sta nd a chance aga in st their teams proved that they were
competitors, players lea rn ed the more than capab le of holding
meaning of teamwork; the abi l- their own.
ity to play well agai nst another "We went almost undefeated
team and work together for and beat Creighton Prep for the
success. first time in forever," freshman
"We played off of other teams' Mike Otten said.
performances to improve ou r Freshman A ended their
own playing. An 8-0 record defi- season with a 6-1 record, the B
nitely shows that," sophomore team finished with a 3-3 record.
Matt Schmidt sa id . No ga me was the sa me. Th e
Achieving a perfect record was team motivation neve r wavered,
no sma ll task, and the path was and the athl etes kept movin g
to it was an uphill battle. forward to an ove rall successf ul
"At the sta rt of the seaso n, we seaso n.

A. Freshman Austin Ulch recove rs th e ba ll. Freshman A won over Bellevue East
35-0, cl aiming their seco nd win of the seaso n. B. Freshman Michael Tichenor
punts the ba ll again st Creighton Prep in th eir second matchup. The frosh tea m
went on to win 12·9 in overtime. photos by Chelsea Weaver and Tyler Myers

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