This
year Messmer High School had a very successful 3
on 3 boy's basketball tournament. Vice Principal Mr. Geoffrey Kaiser stated, “Over 50
students came to the gymnasium in a single-elimination tournament with pride
and team points on the line. I give a lot of credit to those individuals
that did compete because they put their basketball reputations on the line and
played in the name of their grade.”
Students of all grade levels were able
to sign up and compete against other teams in the tournament. For the tournament,
students were allowed to choose the members of their own team. The catch to
this was that if any team lost a game, they would no longer be able to compete.
Therefore, a team would have to win every game that they played to win the
championship.
However,
from the enthusiastic expressions of all the students, it was obvious that the players really enjoyed competing in the tournament. Junior Jackson Huff said,
“It was very fun playing against other teams and pushing each others’ skills to
the limit.”
After many hard fought games, a team of sophomores emerged
victorious. This team consisted of Deonte Newsome, Raymund Pierce, and Dallas
Polk. These three sophomores set out to show the upperclassmen that their
skills could not be denied. Along with this, they also showed great
sportsmanship and maturity after winning the championship game.
--Contributed by junior Jekim Jones
