Thursday, January 12, 2017

BLACK OUT AT VARSITY BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME HELPS WIZARDS TAKE THE WIN

By JOEY DELGARDO


JOEY DELGARDO FOR WIZARD WEEKLY
On Wednesday night the varsity boys’ basketball team had the home team advantage as they took on Valley Central at 6:30pm after coming off of a huge win when they played Port Jervis. 

Quite possibly, the student section was a huge contributing factor to how well the boys played. During this week’s game, the student section participated in what is known as a “black out.”  All of the fans came dressed in black to psych out the opposing team.  Before the game, I asked a member of the crowd, Johnny Poveromo, if the black out would help the team win.  He said, “I definitely feel that we have a great impact on the players. We all get loud and get into the other players’ heads while they’re out on the court.” The Wizard student section has really improved over the years because students have tremendous school spirit and they are proud to be Wizards. 

Jack Zimmer, a member of the varsity team, said, “As a player, it’s nice to know that our student section comes to our games and cheers us on. Having the student section there really boosts  our team’s moral and increases our level of play. The different chants they use are a great change of pace and the other teams have a much harder time shooting through all the noise and colors from the crowd.”

The level of school spirit coming from the stands really showed as the Wizards’ cheers helped the team come out on top with a score of 41-31 There was a huge momentum building throughout the the whole game.  Jack Zimmer was one of the players with the most impact recording the first points of the game to gain an early lead and help the Wizards stay on top.  Another player who contributed was P.J. Morais who recorded the most points with 16.


The Wizards play away in Warwick on Thursday at 6:30 pm. Come out and support the team. Hope to see the Wizard student section there and ready to get the win.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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