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| The Five New Foresters for Next Season |
Incoming Freshmen Will Strengthen the Forester Roster
GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT FEW SEASONS
The Foresters had reason to feel good about their basketball results last season. They had a 32-6 record, didn’t lose a single Home game, won the MCC Conference Title and the MCC Tournament Championship, earned a trip to Branson for the fourth year in a row (sixth time in seven years), and played in the 2006 NAIA National Championship game.
The Foresters will have ten players coming back next season, but look ahead: half of them will be seniors. To prepare for that, as well as fill the void left by graduates Steve Snider and Chase Verba, Coach Platt and his staff have landed five outstanding recruits:
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• Kyle Johnson, 6’1 guard – East Noble HS
• Kevin Kyle, 6’7 forward – North Montgomery HS
• David Lash, 6’4 forward – Tippecanoe Valley HS
• Luke Smith, 6’4 guard – Rochester HS
• Neil Stoffel, 6’6 forward – Huntington North HS
CELEBRATING SOME DEPTH . . . AGAIN
Flashback to a year ago: fans celebrated the new depth that seven players would bring to the Forester roster, but plans went askew. One freshman opted out before the season even began (to focus on the books) and another left at mid-season (for lack of focus on the books).
Also, Seth Lochmueller was unexpectedly forced out of competition with repeated concussions and the celebrated depth became minimal. In fact, the Foresters ended up
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Kyle Johnson (6'1,175)
Kendallville, IN
East Noble HS
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Kevin Kyle (6'7, 195)
Crawfordsville, IN
North Montgomery HS |
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David Lash (6'4, 185)
Mentone, IN
Tippecanoe Valley HS |
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Luke Smith (6'4, 175)
Rochester, IN
Rochester HS |
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Neil Stoffel (6'6, 190)
Huntington, IN
Huntington North HS |
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