Boys Basketball

Do you enjoy basketball? Well, our school has their own boys Freshman basketball team! They have had about 14 home and away games this season. There are thirteen boys total on the team, and Ryan Jenkins is this year’s captain. 

Both the boys and girls basketball teams participated in the regional tournaments. They all enjoy playing basketball, and say tournaments are fun. Charlie Fry, a member of the SJHS freshman team, said, “Our season didn’t go like we wanted, and practices were difficult.” They had a lot of practices and worked very hard. 

Another boys team from our school, is the SHS boys Sophomore basketball team. There are four students from our school on the team which include, Josh Ellison, Jantsen Thorpe, Seth Mortensen, and Bennett Hullinger. Jantsen Thorpe, a member of the SHS sophomore team said, “We are struggling but slowly making progress.” It has been a lot of work for them having practice everyday, but they enjoy it.

Josh Ellison said the difficulty of the practices depends on their attitude and if they are willing to try. Another thing that determines the intensity of the practice is if they win their game. If they do not win, that means they have to work that much harder to make sure they win next time. 

Mr. Taylor, a CTE teacher at SJHS, is the scorekeeper for the school’s basketball games. Mr. Taylor really enjoys being the scorekeeper and would like to continue doing it.

All the boys have worked very hard this season and enjoyed playing together. The games have been fun for everyone and we are all very excited for next season!