The boy’s varsity basketball team defeated SMN in their last game of the season 76-56 on Feb, 25. Before the season came to an end, the boy’s basketball team held their annual senior night. To celebrate senior night, seniors Emmett Hill, Zach O’Roark, John Spencer, Darius Mall, and Patrick Bergkamp started. With both the teams striving to win the last game, the score of the first quarter was close with east leading 15-14. Both teams were almost tied for the whole first half, but then the boys scored nine points and ended the second quarter with east still in the lead 34-32. During halftime, The Lancer Dancers performed their jazz routine for the last time this season before they head off to nationals on Mar, 3. At the end of the third quarter, the Lancers led 53-41. With 2 minutes left in the game, senior and varsity team manager for the past 3 years, Gus Bergkamp, went into the game and scored a 3 pointer. The top scorer from the night was senior Patrick Bergkamp.
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2.25.22 Boys Varsity Basketball vs. SMN
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Before the start of the game, per tradition, senior Evan Broaddus leads the student section in the viking chant to get the crowd going. Photo by Lily Mantel
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Seniors Jack Muller and Finn Sullivan run with Lancer flags down the sideline, before the game to get the student sections hyped for it. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Starting on senior night, senior Zach O’Roark is cheered on by his underclassmen teammates as his name is called. Photo by Lily Mantel
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Seniors Paddy Bergkamp and Emmett Hill work together to block an opponent from coming any closer to the Lancer’s goal. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Patrick Bergkamp passes the ball to sophomore Jack Jones who shot the ball and made the shot in the sixth minute of the second quarter. Photo by Lily Mantel
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After missing the goal, sophomore Jack Jones comes back to the goal to attempt to score again, as he is being blocked by two opponents, with junior Will Alexander assisting him. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Will McClelland attempts to catch sophomore Jack Jone’s rebound, as senior Emmett Hill watches, with many opponents close by. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Emmet Hill prepares to shoot for a goal, with three opponents close by. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Senior Patrick Bergkamp pushes past his opponent and jumps up for a layup. Photo by Liv Madden
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Junior Kate Cronenwett leans to the side during the Lancer Dancer’s jazz dance for their last half time performance for the season before they go to nationals. Photo by Liv Madden
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With three minutes left in the game, and the Lancers leading by twelve points, senior Darius Mall receives a pass from senior Emmett Hill and shoots a shot inside the three-point line and makes it. Photo by Lily Mantel
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Junior Spencer Blacketer fights for the ball from an North opponent. Photo by Liv Madden
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Senior and basketball team manager Gus Bergkamp puts junior Cj Leonard’s shoes on before going in to play for the first time in the season during the last quarter of the game. Photo by Liv Madden
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Senior John Spencer points to senior Gus Bergkamp as he entered the court, trading with his brother, senior Paddy Bergkamp. With around two minutes left of the fourth quarter, the east student section had been cheering “We want Gus!” frequently throughout the second half. With an obvious win in the making for the Lancers, team manager Gus Bergkamp entered the court, ready to play. Photo by Mason Sajna
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After senior and team manager Gus Bergkamp entered onto the court, he first made a shot but it became stuck in the rim of the basketball hoop, which was then knocked out by a North player. Photo by Mason Sajna
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The east student section, along with senior and team manager Gus Bergkamp, perform the iconic hand wave, which is believed by many Lancers to increase the chance of it going in, after Bergkamp shot his third shot with the first getting stuck on the rim and the second missing. Photo by Mason Sajna
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After senior basketball manager Gus Bergkamp shot a three-pointer in the last part of the game, the East student section cheered for both his shot, and the Lancer’s win. Photo by Liv Madden
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After stepping off the court for the final time at home, senior Darius Mall talks to varsity coach Hair about the season as it comes to a close before substate. Photo by Lily Mantel
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Junior Lucy Covell and senior Kate Rasmussen take in the last moments of the season. Photo by Liv Madden