Varsity basketball tips off the new year against Ankeny

As point guard junior Jeran Proctor takes a minuet to decide who to pass in the ball to next. Our basketball teams took on the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars at home Jan. 5 the boys lost 67-43 and the girls won 61-41.

The basketball teams took on the Ankeny Centennial Jaguars at home Jan. 5. Although the boys had a loss of 64-49, the girls had a great night all around. Not only were they dominant over the fourth ranked Jaguars with a final score of 61-41, senior Rachel Hinders became the first to reach both 500 rebounds and 1,000 points in their high school career. Only two other Johnston players have reached 1000 points before. β€œIt’s all pretty cool because I have been working hard for four years and it kind kind of shows that all of the time and effort paid off,” Hinders said.