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which had been unsuccessful in the previous two games, Sylvester dunked it cleanly, utting an exclamation point on a run
The 1999 basketball team has now become the best in the historyofthe school This x teams most important charti acteristic was their team attitude. Thatteam attitude put together seven straight vic-1 ' tories and put the whole° school into a frenzy, reinvent -y w ing the phrase "Moeller Pride." ... The story ofthe year for this ~" placed the The team holds up it's state champio: squad was that they never ... squad up trophy along with the lamb after wine . ... excepted defeat. Time after d o u b l e the championship. time the team pulled out close d i g i t contests. They were almost: points and always the underdog. Every gave them a com- Currin had a huge steal game a new player came to manding lead they Mansfield game and ga, the forefront and won the would never relin- ball to Sylvester for the game."This was a team with quish. tying three point shot. ten seniors. They played with Against Troy, Every game some a never say die attitude. I've Chris Welsch came new took over the g never experienced anything K up big, defending Whether it was on of V like the ride this team took me Mr. Ohio, Brooks seniors on the team on," coach Carl Kremer r Hall, and putting the sophomore standout,6 commented. team ahead going tom line was alwE In this past weekends four for four from be- Moeller victory. Those game against Mansfield Sehind the three point ers efforts along wil mor it was Jeremy Duncan. ..,:,s ... arc. Ix,,the game consistent clutch play . ..,. .. ._.Tlt~by""'e Canavan Duncan, who had struggled against Vandalia But- tournament first teame to find his shot for a majority ler it was Danny Hutzel and tournament Mike Monserez and Coach Kremer hug at the end ofthe final game. of the postseason, came Eigel. Eigel sparked the un- Mike Monserez mad through with a team high fif- he took the offense on his and Brad Hutzel in foul believable comeback and put TEAM state champior. teen points, more importantly, back'with Mike Monserez trouble. the team ahead with two big Sophomore Matt Sylvester three point shots. Mike played one of the most important roles ofanyone in the final weekend of basketball. Sylvester played with the experience of a senior, becoming the needed offensive weapon when the team was not hitting the three point shot in the state semi-final game. Also,in the championship game he had sixteen points i at the half, hitting shots from all corners of the court. Coach Kremer said, "Matt Sylvester really was the key to our success, he was fearless and he just went out and played. He provided the extra offense that put. .... poaeyMiascm us over the top." a~ertiarec~ The -highlight.of N%e Cundn.l000ks*#w open man in the state game. the game came on Heights... ` ' :Jeremy Duncan drvies the lane against Shaker A . dunk. play . y. an ally-oop splay.