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Denver North High School JV basketball player Lilianna Bateman brings the ball up the court against Thomas Jefferson in a home game on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.
North High School senior Shee Yusuf sat at home for months just thinking about basketball.
He kept bugging his coaches. Would there be a season? Would there be a season? He finally got word that yes, winter high school sports was on.
“It’s thrilling to be back with my family,” he said, referring to his second family of teammates and coaches. “If there wasn’t a season, it would break me down.”