Gallery: Boys Varsity Basketball falls to Blue Valley NW 54-37

By Elise Madden, Macy Crosser, Hadley Chapman, Emily Pollock, Kate Beaulieu, and Elle Siegel

December 13, 2021

With seven varsity players out due to injury or quarantine, the boy’s varsity basketball team fell to Blue Valley Northwest 54-37 in the KU Med Sports and Performance tournament. It was the team’s first game of the season. For the duration of the first half, the team held their ground and were down 26-33 at halftime. The Lancers could not take the lead and lost the game 54-37. The following day, the Lancers fell to St. James Academy 54-53 in a 1-point game.

The team’s next game is on Friday, Dec 17 at 7 p.m. at home against Olathe East. This will be their first official game of the regular season.

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12.09.21 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. BVNW

Junior Hassan Sufi sticks to his man while on defense. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Junior George Kopp drives down the court past the defense for a layup in the first half. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Sophomore Blake Hansen passes to teammate junior Hassan Sufi towards the end of the fourth quarter. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Junior Blair Ptacek dives for the ball as BVNW’s offense loses control in the first half. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Junior Hassan Sufi sprints down the court to stop BVNW’s drive to the goal after securing a rebound. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Juniors Will Alexander, Blair Ptacek, and Owen Richardson along side sophomore Blake Hansen and Senior Emett Hill cheer for teammate CJ Leonard as he secures the ball from BVNW’s defense. Photo by Hadley Chapman
Junior George Kopp grabs a rebound and looks to push the ball up the court, finding an open teammate. Photo by Macy Crosser
Junior Will Alexander looks for an open pass while his guard outstretches his arms. Photo by Macy Crosser
Senior pep execs Maeve Mcgrath, Charlotte Haws and Kyler Haughton erase the whiteboard and write out a new chant for the student section. Photo by Elise Madden
Junior Hassan Sufi jumps and makes a pass to sophomore Jack Jones. Photo by Elise Madden
Sophomore Jack Jones prepares for the rebound as an opponent shoots a free throw in the first quarter. Photo by Macy Crosser
Junior George Kopp dribbles the ball, keeping himself and the ball away from the defender to avoid a turnover. Photo by Kate Beaulieu
Junior Will Alexander pushes into a defender and drives the baseline towards the basket. Taking a shot, Alexander was blocked by the defender. Photo by Macy Crosser
Senior Patrick Bergkamp and junior Will Alexander look up for the ball and attempt to get the rebound. Photo by Emily Pollock
Senior Will McClelland attempts to get the rebound before his opponent. Photo by Emily Pollock
Junior George Kopp passes the ball to his opponent while being pressured by a guard. Photo by Macy Crosser
Mr. Peres tells the front row of seniors not to do a chant. Photo by Elise Madden
Seniors Breck Mcguire, Grayson Kerwin and Bryan Heneger clap and yell as the opponent throws in the ball. Photo by Elise Madden
Junior Will Alexander drives to the basket, carrying himself and the ball in hopes of making a layup. Photo by Kate Beaulieu
Junior Will Alexander and senior Will McClelland fight for the ball against their opponent to gain possession. Photo by Kate Beaulieu
Junior Greta Dickerson cheers during halftime at the tournament. Photo by Emily Pollock
Senior pep exec Spencer Newton leans over to tell senior Charlotte Hawes a chant to write on the white board. Photo by Elise Madden
After being fouled, junior Will Alexander focuses on the basket before taking a free throw. Alexander successfully makes the shot and increases his team’s score by 1 point. Photo by Macy Crosser
Junior Hassan Sufi slows the game down to call a play. As a point guard, Sufi calls out team plays when they have possession. Photo by Macy Crosser
Head to head with his opponent, junior George Kopp dribbles the ball before the play. Photo by Macy Crosser
Sophomore Jack Jones jumps mid air aiming his body and the ball towards the basketball goal to shoot and score. Photo by Kate Beaulieu
Senior Will McClelland goes up for a layup during the second quarter. Photo by Elise Madden
Photo by Elle Siegel
Junior Hassan Sufi looks for a teammate to pass the ball to at the start of the game. Photo by Elle Siegel

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About the Contributors

Elise Madden

Entering her third year on harbinger as the head photo editor Elise is excited to take on the year with her co editor Maggie Merckens. Outside of harbinger Elise is involved in lacrosse, deca, student store, link crew, and AP classes. If she’s not taking photos on the sidelines of games, at dance, or babysitting you can find her with her laptop watching movies and shows in her room, or going to get sushi with her friends.

Macy Crosser, Photo Editor

Photo Editor Macy Crosser believes there is no better way to spend her senior year than capturing photos or proofing captions in the J-room for Harbinger! If you can’t reach her (and you probably won’t), Crosser is either at drill team choreo, Kansas City Ballet, AP and IB classes, NHS Service chair meetings, TCP President duties or at dive team. Good luck finding her! In any spare time she has, there is a good chance she’s watching the sunset while listening to Taylor Swift, Celsius in hand.

Hadley Chapman, Photo Editor

Senior Hadley Chapman is beyond excited for her fourth and final year on The Harbinger staff as co-head photo editor and can’t wait to soak up every last moment and memory she can from her second family. When she isn’t overthinking every photo from a recent shoot in the back room, you can find her in the SHARE room with her fellow execs, out on the tennis courts or wrangling her zoo of pets at home. Whether it’s brainstorming portraits or begging for validation from Tate, she will find any excuse to be in the J-room and hopes to give back as much to this staff as it has to her.

Emily Pollock, Photo Mentor

Senior Emily Pollock is going into her last year on The Harbinger as a photo mentor. She is excited to spend her senior year at deadlines, in the J-room and on many photo adventures. Outside of The Harbinger she’s involved in tennis, swimming, DECA and lacrosse. When she isn’t shooting, you can find her at Starbucks, Barnes and Noble or hanging with her friends. Emily cannot wait to see what the year brings on The Harbinger.

Kate Beaulieu, Staff Photographer

Senior Kate Beaulieu is going into her third and final year on Harbinger as a Staff Photographer. When Kate isn’t taking sports photos, specifically lacrosse ones, she can be found babysitting, rewatching 10 Things I Hate About You, and hanging out with friends. During school hours, Kate is taking AP classes, playing tennis, being social media coordinator for the Freelancer, being a chair for Unified Teams, and playing varsity lacrosse.

Elle Siegel

Going into her third semester on The Harbinger, Assistant Photo Editor Elle Siegel is excited for new opportunities for her junior year! In addition to Harbinger, Elle is in the chamber choir at East, has been figure skating since she was three and takes photos for Quite Frankly the Band. She loves to sing, dance and drive to East to get the best view of the sunset with her older sister and her wheaten terrier-poodle mix, Lucky.