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"Blair's very good coming off
The 6-foot, 130-pound Wexel-
man says he "needs to get the bench. He's a tenacious de-
stronger and I need to shoot bet- fender and he's an aggressive re-
ter. I need to work on my shot." bounder. And he has no fear. He
Others disagree. "Randy has just goes after it.
"Him and I, we're the two
a bright future," says Bershad.
"He's an outstanding shooter for characters on the team. We crack
jokes and everything. If our guys
his age."
And Oseff talks about Wexel- get nervous we just say, 'Don't
man's "great shooting touch. He worry about that.' We try to be
probably has the purest shot on calm. He's really our bench
our team. He's had some good leader."
Both Oseff and Levin have
games and he's had some bad
games. As a sophomore, he's played on Detroit's Maccabi bas-
playing better than I expected ... ketball teams. Oseff played in
He just has to work on playing a Baltimore in 1992. "I enjoyed
little better defense." that. That was a great experi-
Wexelman, like Levin, is a ence," he says. He hasn't partic-
year-round basketball player. ipated in Maccabi since 1992
Oseff and Gottlieb are both three- because of late-summer conflicts
sport athletes. Oseff plays foot- with football.
Levin played on the 1994 and
ball as a two-way lineman. He
earned All-Area honors the past 1995 Maccabi basketball teams.
two years and was All-OAA last "Those weeks were the most fun
season. Oseff also throws the times in my life," he recalls.
shot put and discus for the Lak- "Aside from basketball, just be-
ers' track squad. ing with the kids for that week
Gottlieb was starting quar- and sharing Jewish experiences
terback this year and played var- was a great time. Playing bas-
sity baseball as a sophomore. His ketball was good, too. I met a lot
basketball role is more limited. of people. I know people playing
"I've just been mainly a de- at different schools now. It was
fensive player," Gottlieb says. fun."
"Just kind of come in and try and
Both Oseff and Gottlieb hope
run around, go crazy, and steal to play college sports. Oseff will
the ball."
likely play football somewhere,
His most important role may although he hasn't selected a
be to join Oseff as the team's vo- school. Depending on where he
cal leaders. goes, he may also play basket-
"He's our character on the ball. Gottlieb hopes to play col-
team," Oseff says. "Blair and I, lege baseball. A .392 hitter as a
when we have big games, we try sophomore, his dream is to play
to keep our team's attitude pos- for Miami of Florida. E
itive.

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B'nai B'rith Basketball
League Standings

Standings, Feb. 16
"A" League

"C" League East

Pisgah

4-0

Barristers I

3-1

Leadership I

3-1

Detroit II

2-2

Detroit I

0-4

Centennial

0-4

"B" League North

Brotherhood VI

2-2

Brotherhood II

2-2

Leadership III

1-3

Leadership II

1-3

"B" League South

Brotherhood I

4-0

Downtown Fox II

3-1

Brotherhood V

2-2

Brotherhood VII

1-3

Morgenthau II

3-1

Zager-Stone

3-1

Brotherhood III

1-3

Brotherhood IV

0-4

Barristers

0-4

"C" League West

Morgenthau

3-1

Leadership IV

3-1

Pisgah III

3-1

Pisgah II

2-2

Downtown Fox I

2-2

Leading Scorers

"A" League:
Joe Skasjgir, Barristers, 22.0;
Gary Weisserman, Detroit,
20.0;Mike Fishman, Pisgah, 16.6;
Daniel Yaker, Leadership, 15.0;
Pat Foley, Pisgah, 14.6

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