Page 100 - 1994

Hreshman Marcus Wagstaff,
the leading scorer for Freshman
A, shoots for two by a lay-up at
a home game, photo by BROOK
MADSEN
H unior Varsity player Mike
Reilly reaches for control of the
ball.
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Young Players Gain Experience and Great Records
Going beyond the season goals out of 11 players score over 100 points:
like the win/loss record was impor­ Brandon Janky 208, Brett Kahler 140,
tant to the Rams, although the over­ Curtis Keierleber 135, David Bock 127
all goal ot the J.V., sophomore and and Brian Doerr 107. Eight out of the
freshman teams was to develop the 11 on the team scored against
players for the varsity team, Bellevue East in that final game.
Coach David Wallace of the JV "Playing basketball in high school
team said that the preseason prac­ was a big change from fhe middle
tices were scary, but that he saw a school," B.J. Kawa said of playing
different team when the ball was freshman "A " basketball. "Westarted
tossed up and the game began, the season out with a loss that kind of
"We had to struggle for the success hit us in the face." The loss Kawa
we had," JV player Scott Voorhees referred to was against Thomas
said. "We're going to be Class B next Jefferson. Early in the game the Rams
year, but we're still going to have to hadan 11-pointleadbutletT.J.come
work very hard," Coach Wallace backandpulloffthewin. Theycame
went on to say, "When adversity back later in the season to beat them
confronted us in each contest we by 21 points. The team ended 16-3,
didn't roll over and die, we tight­ Holiday Champs, 7-0 in conference
ened the belt buckle and went to play and winners of 12 straight
work a little harder," games.
The goal for the sophomore team Coach Thad Mott of the Freshman
was to be at least .500, They only fell B team said his team were "fine
shorttwo games of this goal. The last young men." Those fine young men
game of the season was Bellevue ended with a 9-3 record. "They went
East who was 9-4 coming into the out and played with desire; that's
game. The Rams went on to win it what basketball is all about," Mott
69-56. said.
The sophomore team also had five NICKI MCMANIGAL
Boys' Sophomore Basketball
Front Row: Rob Mullin, Brian Intrieri, Jason Hochreiter, Chris Bessette, Josh Barkei
Justin Tiehen Back Row: Dave Bock, Brett Kahler, Curtis Keierleber, Coach RonSiski
Brian Doerr, Chris Thomas, Brandon Janky. photo by JOHN LINCOLN
Boys' JV Basketball
Front Row: Brett Mertins, Scott Voorhees,
Brandon Meisinger, Chris Payne Back
Row: Mike Reilly, Aaron Smith, Tyler
Seever, Cory Pawlowski, Justin Peterson,
Coach David Wallace.
photo by JOHN LINCOLN