'We, Not Me': How the Wakefield Girls Went 31-1

Posted: Mar. 25, 2008

The Wakefield girls basketball team had a simple theme this past season – "We, Not Me."

That motto was the foundation of a remarkable year as the Wolverines finished 31-1, losing only to Fayetteville Westover in the East Regional championship.

WRAL.com photographer Ben McKeown followed their journey, and his pictures, along with their voices, combine for a remarkable essay on the value of high school sports.

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