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         T h e   players  w e n t through           big  w h e n   Shane  Lo w ry
       a lot o f tough tim e s this ye a r          w a s  injured,  and  A n d y
       but  really  cam e  to g e th e r to         Sim s  played  good  d e ­
       fo rm  a close unit as th e  team            fe n s e   a t  lin e b a c k e r,"
       en d u red   a  0-9  season.   “ I   O       G alyard t  said.
       th in k   th e re   is  m uch  m o re         S e n io r C h a d   C a se   felt
       unity  than  th e re   w as  in  th e        th e team   really hung to ­
       past, even though things aren’t              g eth er  and  n e v e r  gave
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       going th at w e ll  as fa r as w in s        up.   "E v e ry   w e e k   w e
       and  lo sse s,"  C o a c h   Kevin           thou g ht w e  could go out
       K o p e cky  said.                           th e re   and  w in ;  th e re
        T h is ye a r's team  really d ed i­        w asn 't o ne w e e k  I  didn't
       cated  itself in  th e   off-season          th in k   w e   co u ld   w in ,"
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       to  have a successful year.  T h e           C a se   said.  C a se  felt th e
        players participated in a spring            team   had  m o re   talent
       te ch n iq u e   session,  and  th e         than th e  re co rd  sh o w ed .
        returning  le tterm en   fo rm ed           “ If  w e   played  a n o th e r
        a leadership council th at m et             season  it w o u ld   be a dif­
        council, and this su m m e rw ith   B
        th ro u g h o u t  th e  school  year.      fe re n t  s to ry   and  o u r
        "I th in k th e  things w e  did  last      re co rd   w o u ld   be  m uch
        w in te r  w ith   th e   leadership        im p ro ve d ,”  C a se   said.
                                                      A  lot o f positive things
        o u r cam p   really  brought th e          cam e  o ut  o f th e  season
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        kids to g e th e r,”  K o p e cky said.     even though th e   e x p e c ­
        K o p e cky  felt  th e   te ch n iq u e    tatio n s o fth e  players and
        sessions  really  helped  p re ­            co ach es  w e re   no t  m et.
        pare th e  te am  fo rth e  season.         T h e  te am  built ch ara cte r
        "I th in k th e  sessions helped a          a n d    b e c a m e    c lo s e
        lot,  it really sh o w e d  up w h en       th ro u g h o u t  th e   season.
        w e  held o u rc a m p , and w h en         "I'm   su re   e v e ry th in g
        practice  started   in  th e   fall."  L    looked  th e  sam e  from
          Ju n io r  Benji  G alyard t  felt        t h e   s ta n d s ,  b u t  th e
        th e changes m ade  in th e  off­           people  inside  th e   p ro ­
        season  really helped, and felt             gram  have seen a change,
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        th e te am  had  im p ro ved  a lot         and th e seasons to  com e
        fro m   last  ye a r  despite  th e         w ill  reflect  th at,”  C ase
        reco rd .  G alyard t felt a lot o f        said.
        peop le step p ed  up to  play to           -Ryan Tex
                                      VARSITY
        help  th e   team   out.  " T re v o r
        Sch en d t  step p ed   up  p retty

























         Clearing the way is Senior Chad C ase as he attempts to make a block in  the
         game  against  Benson.  Senior Andy  Sim s  is  looking on.  Dawn  Bernady




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