Girls’ down Maroons, boys’ fall short

Senior Kenton Thoms tries to block his opponent from Dowling Catholic. The boys’ basketball team played against Dowling Catholic, Feb. 5, losing 72-67.

Varsity boys’ and girls’  basketball took on the Dowling Catholic Maroons Feb. 5. The girls started out the night with a win of 57-47, while the boys took the court next, but fell to the Maroons with a final score of 72-67. “We played decent, but we didn’t come close to our maximum potential,” junior Dawson Jones said. “It was a tough loss, but we will bounce back.”

The varsity girls’ basketball team will take the court again at home Feb. 12 starting at 6:15 pm with the varsity boys’ basketball team following at 7:45 p.m.