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Faculty VS Student Basketball Game

Jesse Mutagoma

2/26/25

NYA Varsity News- NYA Student Basketball Players Beat Faculty Team in Intense Back-and-Forth Game

The High school girls' and boys' basketball teams beat the school faculty team 18-15 in the NYA gym on Thursday afternoon.

The game was played with two eight-minute halves[BT1] [BT2] [BT3]  along with a new five-point scoring system where there was a green box near the logo on each side of the court where players could shoot from that distance to get five points.

Gage Kloza and Ella Giguere kept the high school team in the game with a few threes from Kloza and consistent steals from Giguere that led to many breakaway layups.

Mr. Hach and Steve were the backbone of the faculty team. Mr. Hach was a beast on the offensive boards while Steve pushed the tempo of the game by hitting a couple of clutch 3’s.

The first half of the game ended with the faculty up three points with the score being 6-9.

The student team came back in the second half after a variety of turnovers from the faculty team.

Mr. Jackson had a chance to tie the game with 0.8 seconds on the clock, but missed the tough shot with multiple hands in his face. The final score was 18-15 with the students claiming the victory.

The MVP of the game went to Steve who showed confidence on the court and was the one picking out important passes to make to try and keep the faculty in the game.

NYA Varsity News- NYA Middle School Girls' and Boys' Basketball Teams Beat the School Faculty After a Battle Between Both Teams.

The Middle School girls' and boys' basketball teams beat the school faculty 23-12 during the varsity news event in the NYA gym on Thursday afternoon. on

The Middle School team started the game off strong with a few layups, putting them in the lead for the majority of the first half.

The faculty didn't go down so easily, getting as many rebounds as they could and scoring off their offensive rebounds.

The first half of the game ended with the Middle School being up 2 points and the score being 8-6.

During the second half, the Middle School turned up the game by hitting a couple of deep threes and lighting up the gymnasium.

The faculty team couldn’t contain the middle school teams' persistent pressure with multiple steals and scoring layups, taking advantage of the faculty’s turnovers.

The final score of the game was 23-12 with the Middle Schoolers beating the faculty team by 11 points.

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