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All-Conference
         Second Team
          Brian  Kuhr
          Third Team
         Nate Thorson                                              rk
        Wahoo  Newspaper
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          Third Team
          Brian  Kuhr           leads  the
       Honorable Mention
        Adam  Rasmussen
         Nate Thorson
      Omaha World-Hera! All-     Raiders
            ~
       Honorable Mention
          Brian  Kuhr
          Nate Thorson       The Raiders fell short of their dream of state, but
      Lincoln  Journal  Star All-
            ~                     their hard work and dedication paid off
       Honorable Mention
          Brian  Kuhr                   he   season     was their high point when
          Nate Thorson
                                        may have not    everything  came  to·
                                        ended  with  a   gether.
                                        fairy tale, but      The teamwork really
                                        the boys bas-   showed in the team's de·
                                        ketball  team   fensive game.  "You can-
                                        walked  away    not  prevent  opponents
                             with so  much more.        from scoring a high num·
                                  "The  teammates       ber  of  points  without
                             and coaches are some of    great  defensive team  ef·
                             the best friends I'll ever   fort,"  said  head  coach
                             have,"  said  senior Mark   P.J.  Quinn.  The  team's
                             Treptow.                   defensive  average  at  the
                                  The  boys'  chemis·   end  of the  season  was
                             try is what brought them   39.1.
                             together to have a good         Although the season
                             season.                    had a disappointing end·
                                  "My motivation was    ing, with a four point loss
                             my  teammates,"  said      to Shelby  in  the sub dis·
                             senior Brian  Kuhr.  This   trict final  the  boys  agree
                             was  also the  motivation   that the hard work, effort,
                             of  the  eight  other  se·   and  dedication  was  all
                             niors.                     worth  it.
                                  The  chemistry  fi·          "It
                              nally paid off against C·   was  good
                             2 ranked East Butler.  At   bonding
                              half  time  the  Raiders   between
     Senior  Tim  Armbrust   were  behind  by  ten      all  of  the
     dribbles  down  the  court.                        players
                              points.  The Raiders lim·
    Tim  was  one  of  the  nine
                              ited  East Butler to three   and  you  knew  you  were
     seniors  that  led  the  team.
                              points  in  the  fourth   all  friends,"  said  senior
                              quarter to  pull  off the   Justin  Johnson.
                              comeback victory.  For
                              many  of the  boys  this


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