Jason Wolfard, head coach, wasn’t even born yet in 1970. 37 years later he found himself leading his team to State.

His team wasn’t even ranked all season. Finally, after they became co-champions in the Conference with Lafayette, they were on the bubble.

1970 was also the last time LHS made it to State. Flyers were 14-11 going into District play, which started on Feb. 21 against Oakville. Once this started, there was no stopping the five-headed monster, as the team won four consecutive games to make it all the way to Columbia.

After Robert Williams’ (12) three-pointer shot beat the buzzer with 1.5 seconds remaining in the District Championship game against Northwest, the team and fans became untouchable.

After defeating Northwest 38-35, they took off to Farmington only five days later, to face the Jackson Warriors who were riding a 21-7 record.

They defeated Jackson (44-37) in a well defended performance. The ‘sixth man’ fans grew fiercely. They drove an hour to bolster the Wolf Pack in huge numbers, and the cheers were endless.

Parkway South Patriots were an underdog team, defeating Chaminade, and even Vashon, in an upset in overtime, where Ben Hoener, sophomore guard, made a left hook shot known as the "Hoener Floater." On Feb. 9, the Flyers defeated the Patriots 59-58, at Parkway South. Although this outcome, "Pkwy. South" appeared to be a completely different team heading into the elite eight playoffs at UMSL.

As fans packed the stands for both sides, Flyer fans were louder and more effective. Right out of the gates, the Patriots were on fire, as they took a 20-12 lead and grew it into a 25-12 lead at the beginning of the second quarter.

But their pace was slowed down, after a wise time-out by Wolfard.

Flyers then went on a 14-3 run to end the half, cutting their lead to 28-26.

The final eight minutes were a combination of great defense and not giving them good looks as the Patriots went 7-30, compared to 11-25 in the first half.

When winding down, fans started chanting "MIZ-ZOU" and the "GOODBYE" cheer.

Following the 62-51 victory, players approached the fans, not vice-versa, as they celebrated their first Final Four trip since 1970.

McCluer North Stars were their opponents in the Semifinal Round, led by three Division 1 players, en route to Southern Illinois, in Femi John, Anthony Booker, and Torres Roundtree. The first half went back and forth, as North took a 20-17 lead into halftime. As the game progressed, it appeared they were too much to handle for the Flyers, as they went on to dunk their way into the Final against Rockhurst, defeating LHS 54-39.

Although the team lost, one can’t overlook the fan base for the team. Ten buses were sent down to Mizzou after the 12:40 release on Friday, as well as hundreds of fans driving, in plans of staying overnight.

On Sat., March 10, Flyers played Fort Zumwalt South for the third place game. It was close all through the first half, as the Flyers took a 31-30 lead into halftime. A see-saw game was the result of the second half, as South came out victorious, 65-58. Ben Harmon (12) led the Flyers in scoring with 16 points.

McCluer North went on to defeat Rockhurst 69-57 in the Championship game on Sat. night.

Despite the loss on Saturday, hundreds of fans came out and supported the team, even if it wasn’t for the Championship. Varsity Boys’ Basketball’s season was not only memorable for the players, but it was also memorable for the fans, as they helped push these mighty Flyers into the Finals, and add a new team to the banner in Gym 3.