Boys Basketball Team Wins On Senior Night!

By: Ella Fowler, Serena Barile, and Delaney David

February 14, 2020

The Hurricanes beat Lake Ridge Academy 83-56, and it was even more special being that it was senior night.

Dean Day, Elliot Loy, Jamiar Tate, Tristan Peggs, and Adiel Sanabria-Cruz were the seniors recognized prior to the game in front of their family, friends, and home crowd.

“I was happy that we could send our seniors out on a positive note. I’m glad we won the game in the fashion that we did because that is a memory our seniors will probably never forget,” Coach Jerrod Karl on the excitement of the victory. 

The first quarter was a rocky start for the Canes with Lake Ridge taking the lead 19-2 early on. Although the first quarter ended with a score of 19-11 in favor of Lake Ridge, the Hurricanes were determined to come back.

The second quarter went much better for the Canes as they battled back to even the score at 31-31 at the half.  They were able to knot the score with efficient offense and pressure defense.

In the second half, the Hurricanes played their best half of the season, clicking on both sides of the ball.  Outscoring Lake Ridge 31-14 in the 3rd quarter set the tone for the fourth quarter (21-12) as they continued to step on the gas for a dominating and memorable win.

Freshman Jaiden Basinger led the scoring with 23 points. Fellow freshman Calvin Gore added 20 points and 7 rebounds. Sophomore Tyler Elzholz scored 13 points and grabbed a season high 17 rebounds, and senior Tristan Peggs scored 11 points and added 4 steals. 

Karl added, “Everyone in our program did their job! We were communicating on defense, we were in the correct spots on the press and in the helpside, and we were able to capitalize on the turnovers and convert those into transition points.”

Their next game is against Trinity, and according to Karl, “We cannot live in the past and be satisfied with the result from Friday night. Our goal was to win on senior night, and we accomplished that. Our goal now is to win two games in a row. The only way we do that is to carry the momentum that we have and clean up some of the mistakes on offense.”

The home game against Trinity is at 7:00 on Tuesday, February 18.