10 • Sports
Teachers
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March 2014
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To relieve the pregame tension, Bush told his team a knock knock joke. Knock knock. Who’s there? Second place. Second place who? Exactly. “Sadly, my theory didn’t work The head-to-head basketball game beand we were defeated.” Bush said. With tween students and teachers was one of the the fear of losing, the students sent in their biggest attractions of the school year, but stucoaches to play, hoping they would provide dents were disappointed after a loss to the the team with some points. Junior Maggie teachers. Ganther was the girl’s leading This year the teachers scorer .“I had a lot of pressure beat the students 47-30. The on me. It was hard to do but game was held on March 3rd we gave it our all even though in the gym. Senior Commitwe lost. Overall I am happy tee created a list of possible with the way we played. It was students eligible to play, and fun although the teachers took their peers voted to choose a lot of cheap shots,” Ganther the final lineup of students Throughout the game for the game. The teachers -Maggie said. the drum line tried to distract however volunteer to particthe teachers by beating on the ipate. Each team talks smack Ganther, junior drum just as they were taking before the game thinking a shot. they will take home the W. Although some were shocked, many of the The head coaches for the students, seniors teachers saw their victory coming. “It was Richard Bush and Andrew Sanders, reexpected, and it’s all about redemption from mained calm at the beginning of the game, last year. We didn’t want to win this year; we however as the teachers started to increase wanted to dominate, which is what we did. their lead over them, they grew increasingly We won by the end of the first quarter, but frustrated, untying their ties, throwing their the students put up a good fight,” Principal hands in the air and pacing up and down the Rob Nelson said. court. Jesseca Sands Features Editor
“It was fun although the teachers took a lot of cheap shots.”
Gardner Popp
The student girls attempt to defend teacher, Lindsay Tait, science teacher, while she shoots the ball. The girl teachers where able to make a big impact on the score against the students loose defense.
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