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-The Cincinnati Enquirer/Glenn Hartong
Former Moeller and Notre Dame football coac ..Gerry Faust pauses as he. " 'receives a standing ovation at Thursday's rallylor the basketball team.
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Moeller players run, through a gantlet of students to board the bus for Columbus.
But he also. said many`may not have realized how tough a ! _ schedule the team'.- played,. with several standing ova -the semifinals with a last.-sec-: and that. two of .the losses BY RAY SCHAEFER tions.,- He talked about the , and win over Beavercreek — were to- national powers. St. En4wirer Contributor. -r `ba`seball team's fir' " to ti= . ftie students celebrated Patrick's -of New Jersey"and' SYCAMORE TOWN- be in 1972 and the first foot- Thursday. .+ Simon GratzofPhiladelphia. SHIP-Thursday's -send-off ball championship in 1975:' . - :'This is Bigger _than any s• - -' f • rally for the'Moeller basket"The, last two weeks, "I wouldn't have missed`itfootball game,this year, said r ; ball team was- a combuation for anything, Mr.,Faustsaid.`-Mike Thorne, a senior from we've had people drive to •i school history lesson and pep "It's a milestone. I love this Union .Township in Butler Dayton; .to Oxford.,... We're assembly: = Our students have school, I• lodb the kids. Most. County.',, r.' The,. Crusaders take- on of; the faculty is here from. BusHess-was brisk-'at the? come.out and supported"us." ,. Mansfield Senior in the boys, when- I, was here.. It's like .'audent" b'ooksto're- Thursday'°'t Division I state, semifinals at'.' coming home." Some considei'that an acwith fans buying T-shirts: and I p.m, today at. the Jerome In the. bleachers was for - other Moeller merchandise: eomplishment for a -school Schottenstein Center Arena mer Moellerbasketball star ''It's. been unbelieveable" better•known forits football. i'Columbus =the first time Mike Sylvester cheering on •said Debbie Cass, bookstore But basketball Coach,Carl a Moeller basketball team has his' song .sophomore- player. manager. Its been a .selling Kremer'said there's no rivalmade it to the'state.finals. Matt Sylvester.'I've Sever frenzy.:. a retailer. 's • ry between the teams.` Joining the festivities were seen the.character this team `dream.:.'.. several Moeller. heroes '~ in- 'has;". Mr. Sylvester. said. Moeller finished the regu- . "'(Football coach) Steve cluding the speaker, former "It's incredible.", lar.season at 14-6, which se- Klonne and 1 are great isfootball' coach Gerry. Faust, It was this' year's basket nior--guard Mike Monse,rez friends.-'There's never.'been F whom.. the crowd.. welcomed 'ball teard —'which reached thought disappointed some;;- any competition."