{"id":13002,"date":"2024-02-08T09:05:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=13002"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:05:33","slug":"braves-set-sights-on-first-ever-ne8-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/08\/braves-set-sights-on-first-ever-ne8-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves set sights on first-ever NE8 crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bellmont Braves have not played a more significant game at DeKalb since the 2002 season, when coach Shaun Busick’s team was 12-1 and the Barons were undefeated, having won 35 of their previous 36 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 years and one day later, the two teams will meet again with Bellmont having another shot at winning a conference title, just like they did in 2002, Seth Colclasure’s senior season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bellmont program has never won a conference title in the new NE8. In fact, they have not won a conference title overall since 2005, when Aaron Richie and Adam Arnold terrorized teams and went 7-0 in the NHC in Busick’s final season at the school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s team sits atop the NE8 standings with a 5-1 record, the same record as the Columbia City Eagles. The Braves were defeated up at Columbia City on a controversial buzzer-beater, but the Eagles began the season with a loss in their conference opener at East Noble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the Braves can beat DeKalb Thursday night, they will be rooting hard for the Leo Lions Friday night. A win by Leo over Columbia City would give the Braves the outright title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday’s enormous contest will be the featured broadcast on Thursday night on 92.7 FM, with Mike Macke and Lou Koning on the call. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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