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The boys’ varsity basketball team enters its off-season after a 52–38 loss to Cocoa Beach on Feb. 8.
“I plan on working with my brothers, getting in the gym and doing skills work,” sophomore Boston Boucher said. “It’s good to be able to work more individually to improve and to work towards next season.”
The team finished the season with a first-place finish in the district; yet, the season ended in the first round of the playoffs, leaving the players with greater hopes for next season, according to junior Jack Boucher.
“I need to get stronger and more confident for my senior year,” Boucher said. “My little brother Boston is going to be unstoppable after I help him out in the gym this year.”
By Tyler Lamb