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Center court hoop honors for 2005 Section champions
05 team
Gathered around the Division 4 blue banner they brought home to close out the 2004-05 campaign, members of the Escalon varsity boys basketball team were feted on the 20th anniversary of the historic season during the Wednesday night, Feb. 12 Trans-Valley League game against Ripon. Honored were, from left, Geoff Smith, Scott Sand, Scott Backovich, Teresa Backovich – wife of the late head coach Mike Backovich, Marc Backovich, Joseph Dalpogetti, Anthony Suniga, Grant Goedhart, Steve Largent, Israel Flores, Andrew Beam, Brian Beeman and Steve Gentry. Marg Jackson/The Times
When the chance to play Ripon a third time in the same season came up – with the Section title on the line – Teresa said her husband thought long and hard, got quiet and came up with a game plan that worked.