Minnesota High School Basketball Team Breaks 4-Year Losing Streak With Just 3 Players
Before the win, girls' team had lost 84 games in a row.
— -- It was a win they'll never forget.
A Minnesota high school girls' basketball team broke a four-year losing streak this week in double overtime, with only three players on the court.
"It's survival and a lot of prayers," coach Jonathan Vonesh of Climax/Fisher High School told ABC News affiliate WDAZ.
It was the team's first win since Jan. 13, 2011, the Grand Forks, North Dakota, station reported. Climax/Fisher had lost 84 games in a row before Tuesday night's 62-58 win against Bagley High School.
It was a close game, Vonesh said, and two of his starting players fouled out before double overtime, leaving only three on the court. But that was apparently all the team needed to win.
"The excitement and joy -- it was like they won a championship," Vonesh told WDAZ. "They broke that record. We don't want just one. We want to put a few up there. So that's really our goal, to get some more wins this season and have fun doing it."
