Staff crushes students again

Students lose 52-65 to staff in 18th straight loss

Dylan Wiese Sports Editor

Despite a first half comeback, and a back and forth second half the students were unable to pull off what would have been their first victory in the staff vs student basketball game. The staff extended their record to eighteen wins with zero losses.

“I felt very confident that the staff would win the game,” math teacher Brett Keim said. “We have plenty of staff that used to play basketball and some who even still play now. I knew our experience was a weapon as well. So even when we were down late I knew we all could rally together to find a way to win the game.”

To prepare for the game, senior Drew Locum said, “I played some games at the local YMCA just to sharpen my skills a little bit for the game, and then in gym class played basketball.”

Senior Ally Seevers also prepared for the game.

“I played basketball when I was little so I already had some experience,” she said. “To get ready for the game, I practiced in my driveway and before the game we did some drills both on the offensive and defensive end,” she said.

Teachers also spent time preparing for the event.

“We had staff ‘exercise’ stations during PT Advisement Conferences week where one station was playing ‘HORSE’ in the gym,” Keim said. “I chose to participate in that station so I could get some shots up before the big game.”

Things did not start well for the students as the staff jumped out to an early 9 point lead in the first quarter. However, things improved the students as they managed to pull within 3 points at halftime.

After halftime, the staff had regained their dominance and gained a seven point lead in the third quarter. The students came soaring back however as they gained a 50-46 lead with just five minutes left in the game.

“I felt really good about our chances because we all had a very athletic background, so we had a really good shot,” Seevers said.

However, eight straight points for the staff gave them the lead and they never gave it back as when the final buzzer sounded the staff had emerged with a 65-52 victory. Despite the loss for the students the game proved to be a success for both sides as the game was put on by DECA who puts on the game each year to have the proceeds go to a charity of their choice.

“It’s really for a great cause,” senior Izzy Escobar said, who led in organizing the event. “This time it was for the Lydia House and in past years it has been for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the food bank and other causes. So all the proceeds go there and it’s just a really fun thing for the staff and students to get together.”

“I just think it’s a fun event every year and it’s just a fun event for the students to be a part of,” Locum said.

“I wanted to play because it was the first year that I didn’t have anything going and it just seemed like a lot of fun,” librarian Jennifer Prasch said.

“It was definitely a little more rushed than in previous years,” Escobar said. “But I feel like with the time we had it, it was a great success.”

The students will still be looking for their first ever victory when the game takes place next year.