By: Ariana Rojak, Danielle Shehee, and Gino Pallotta
February 4, 2020
The boys’ varsity basketball team fought the Lutheran West Longhorns and lost 71-60. Their rematch opportunity slipped through their fingers with a rough second quarter.
The star players were Calvin Gore (freshman), Jaiden Basinger (freshman), and Maceo Pytel (sophomore).
In the first quarter, the boys gave it their all. They kept the game even for the most part, yet they were racking up fouls giving the Longhorns multiple free throw attempts. The score after the first quarter was 12-9 in favor of the Longhorns.
In the second quarter, the Canes started to get frustrated with the Longhorn’s pressure defense. This also domino-ed into a lack of communication. These two factors led to the Longhorns to build a massive lead, making the score 28-13 at the half.
However, the third quarter showed hope for the boys. Their communication increased, and boys started to work better as a team.
Even though the third quarter was a chess match and there was a valiant effort to catch up, the Longhorns still had the lead at 50-36.
The fourth quarter was similar to the third quarter as a back-and-forth game concluded with the Longhorns winning this CVC matchup. The boys fought a long and hard battle but came up a little short on the scoreboard.
Gore commented on the issues that led to the loss: “We need to improve our execution and eliminate the arguments to win our next few games.”
The next game is on Friday, February 7 against the Trinity Trojans.
Come out and support the boys!
THE RETURN OF THE EYE 