NOTE: The following article was reprinted with permission of the Royal Oak Mirror.
It originally appeared in the November 9, 2000 issue and it was originally written by Steve Stein.

Back in the Dondero gym ... as the enemy

Sometimes a game is much more than just a game. When Berkley and Dondero meet in a girls basketball contest tonight (Nov. 9, 2000) at Dondero, it'll spark some mixed emotions for Berkley coach Ben Bancroft and the team's statistician extraordinaire, Tim Anstett.

That's because Bancroft was a starter on the Dondero boys hoop squad which captured the Metro Suburban Association Championship in 1991 and Anstett was student manager. Both were seniors.

"This is literally our first time on Dondero floor together since February 1991," Anstett pointed out.

Here's another twist to the story: Bancroft played on the Dondero junior varsity team when he was a sophomore and John O'Brien was his coach ... the same John O'Brien who is the Dondero girls coach and will oppose Bancroft tonight. Anstett was student manager for the JV team.

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