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be an advant~ge over last year, with five juniors fighting for three spots; under the basket. · "We. need better rebounding;":~ both: offensiv'ely . and de fen- . t sively," states coach Dan·· Ragland. "And we need to work' on our defense and our passing." Ragland· sees Purcell-Marian and St. Xavier as the teams to beat .. in t~e Greater Cincinnati League. . . Purcell-Marian is quick, and St. X Moeller·Hopes To .· .,.. ·. has, plenty of depth and size. Ragland d.oesn't. have to Rebound contend with any ~f.'i:iis players Moelledooks to two returning pa~i~ipating ip the state football senior starters, John Hilvert and pl_ayoffs, a factor that in past Dave Terry, as the keys to success. · years:has kept some of them out of They will be the leaders and the basketball practice until only shooters for the Crusaders who days before the first game. are trying to bounce back from a . The Crusaders appear to be 10-12 season. More height should fighting Elder and Roger Bacon · for the third spot in the GCL. ••
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