The Messmer Boy's Basketball teams have been doing very well
this season. From the beginning, the freshman team has created a trend of blowing the opposing team out.
One of their first games ended with a 53-26 victory over one of Messmer’s rival
team, University School. It is good to know that Messmer will have some
talented basketball players to rely on in the near future.
Messmer’s JV team has shown time and time again that
they are one of the best JV basketball teams in their conference. They have an awesome record of 14-2.
All the hard work of training and practicing
with the Varsity basketball team has paid off for the JV team. However, this
does not make it easy for the JV boys. Sophomore Cylus Hunter said that even
though JV works with the Varsity, “Sometimes it is difficult to keep playing hard
through the fourth quarter and finish out the game strong.”
Our Varsity team, following the patterns of the freshman and
JV teams, has also been doing a very good job of putting on a great show for
the parents and students who come out to support the team. This year, the
varsity team’s focus was to bring their individual talents together and learn
to use them as one whole team, creating team chemistry.
Coach Alan Vance taught
his team this lesson with the team motto: “We, not me. No excuses.” The Varsity conference record is 13-2.
--Contributed by junior Jekim Jones
