Delano Tigers basketball making history

Delano Tigers basketball making history

THEIR FOOTBALL SEASON.IT TOOK SOME TIME.

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.BUT THEBOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS DOINGJUST THAT IN STATE PLAYOFFS.

..THEY'RE ALSO MAKING SOMEHISTORY ALONG WAY.SPORTS REPORTER MATT LIVELYSHARES WHAT THE TIGERSHAVE BEEN COOKING ON THEHARDWOOD."DELANO HIGH SCHOOL OPENED IN1911, YES THAT'S A VERY LONGTIME AGO, 109 YEARS TO BE EXACTAND IT TOOKTHEM THAT LONG TO HOST THEIRFIRST EVER STATE BASKETBALLGAME,THAT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT ANDAFTER WINNING, THEY'LL HAVE ACHANCE TO HOST AGAIN TOMORROWNIGHT.""THE WHOLE CITY OF DELANO COMINGTOGETHER AND WATCHING US PLAY ISPRETTY AWESOME, AND ESPECIALLYINMARCH."THE DELANO TIGERS FINISHED 4THIN THEEAST YOSEMITE LEAGUE -- BUTSOMEHOW FIND THEMSELVES JUSTTHREE WINS AWAY FROM A STATETITLE--"SPEECHLESS, I'VE NEVER IMAGINEBEINGABLE TO DO THIS AND CAN'T EVENIMAGINE GETTING TO VALLEY AND ASWE DEFEATALL ODDS AND WERE ABLE TO GETTHERE, AND IF WE DO AND GET THECHANCE, ILL BEECSTATIC."HEAD COACH AARON ESTRADA HASBEENWITH THE TIGERS SINCE 1996 --AND NOW SEES THE SCHOOLS CULTURESHIFTING"THE WINNING IS BEAUTIFUL, ITGIVESYOU HOPE, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD HOPEBUT TO HAVE A LITTLE WINNINGHERE ORTHERE, IT GIVES YOU INSPIRATION.ONE STATE WIN DOWN -- HE KNOWSTHERE'SONE THING THAT WOULD GET THEM AFEW MORE"ALL YEAR LONG WE'VE BEENPREACHINGMOJO, I'VE BEEN SAYING IT ANDITS NOT BECAUSE OF AUSTIN POWERSAND ITS NOTBECAUSE OF THE SHAKY'S POTATOESMOJO, IF THERE WAS ANY CHANCE TOBEATUS IT WAS LAST NIGHT BUT WE HUNGON AND WE BROUGHT THE MOJO."A SIDE OF SHAKY'S POTATOESSOUNDSGOOD -SO DOES DELANO SERVING UPA STATE TITLE."WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT RING,WE MISSEDOUT ON THE VALLEY RING BUT WESTILL GOT ONE MORE CHANCE.""WHEN DELANO HOSTS FOWLERTHURSDAY AT7 PM, THE SCHOOL IS EXPECTING AFULLY SOLD OUT CROWD, IN DELANO,I'M MATTLIVELY, 23 ABC SPORTS CONNECTINGYOU."SUPER TUESDAY WAS ALSO A SUPERSPORTS DAY.

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.AND WE'RE