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Bellmore JFK goes 23-0 en route to state crown

Bellmore JFK players celebrate on court moments after

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Bellmore JFK players celebrate on court moments after winning the Division II final. (Nov. 18, 2012)

A 23-0 record and the school's first state championship in any sport puts Bellmore JFK's boys volleyball team in a class by itself.

"No one can ever do better than us," senior Jake Sherman said. "We set the standard."

Though the logical beginning to the story is the team's first practice, the Cougars' road to glory actually started way before that.

Call it a tale of two bus rides.

The...

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