The so called “sophomore slump” did not come into play when the New Trier girls basketball sophomore team hit the floor this season.

Despite a number of close calls, the squad — coached by Glencoe West School third-grade teacher Bobby Johnson — emerged unbeaten, a perfect 23-0 mark bookended by tournament victories in Libertyville to start the season and Buffalo Grove to end it.

Coming into the season, Johnson said going undefeated was not on anyone’s radar of possibilities.