At James Monroe, When the Going Got Tough . . .; Despite a Ravaged Roster, Team Makes A Miraculous Run

From: The Washington Post | Date: December 2, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Rich Serbay stopped football practice at James Monroe High School three months ago and told his players to sit on the hill overlooking their field. In the August heat, the coach planned to deliver a eulogy for a season that had yet to begin.

Serbay had thought hard about this speech. The last eight months had constituted the worst stretch of his 27-year coaching career, and now he faced another low point. How, he wondered, could he tell a group of 40 players to expect a losing, rebuilding season? Serbay decided to rely on basic math, and he later recalled holding up fingers for emphasis.

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