VARSITY BOYS dribble into playoffs but miss the shot for championships GIRLS’ BASKETBALL wrapping after the final buzzer By Jeanette West and Emily Cardwell With the end of the season, the girls’ basketball team can look back on a season of determination. The multitude of close-scoring games gives testimony to the valiant effort the girls put in throughout the season. The final league score was 2-12, with a 5-19 score overall. The team captains, Iona Normandi and Joleen Clark-Poets, maintained positive leadership throughout the season. “I think it was really admirable how positive and stayed throughout team seniors, including Iona Normandi, Molly Soladay, Sierra Cusick, Joleen Clark-Poets, Camila Diaz, and Ruby Gleason. By Jack Reuter Boys’ Varsity basketball ended their season on Feb. 21, in a loss against St. Joseph Notre Dame High School 58-40 in the Northern California Section (NCS) quarter-finals. The boys started the season strong with a victory against Terra Linda on Dec. 3, winning by 22 points. They had less success in tournaments, winning some games and losing others. However, they secured a decisive victory against Novato on Dec. 20, going into Winter Break on a high note. The varsity boys qualified for NCS playoffs, defeating Encinal High School on Feb. 18 in the first round. Unfortunately, St. Joseph Notre Dame beat Drake in the next round, disqualifying them. Their final league record was 8-8, with Drake’s overall stats being 12-16. Drake varsity basketball says goodbye to graduating seniors John Mohun, Gavin Dow, and Enno Klotz. 19 The Jolly Roger | April 2020 The seniors provided a strong sense of leadership and mentoring for the rest of the team. Despite ending the season without many wins, the girls continuously played competitively, and are excited to improve upon their techniques next year. motivated we the season, especially while not winning a lot of games,” said Clark-Poets. The consists of mostly WINTER SPORTS RECAP
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