It’s the second half, and the boys’ JV basketball team (3-7) is just starting to get in rhythm. But only getting energized towards the end of the game is normal for the team, as they have three buzzer beating wins so far this season, and have made a name for themselves as a comeback team when they have won.
A near mirror image of Blair's previous loss to Blake on Jan. 10, the Blazers started out strong only to have things unravel in the second half.
In sports, ecstasy can turn to agony in the blink of an eye. On Saturday, the Blair varsity boys' basketball team (3-7) fell to the Kennedy Cavaliers (6-6) late in the fourth quarter.
After three consecutive road losses, the boys' varsity basketball team was hoping that playing in the friendly confines of Blair would help end the losing streak.
Meet Damon Pigrom, the new general Physical Education teacher and boys' varsity basketball coach.
Blair escaped with a 74-71 overtime win over Bethesda Chevy-Chase on Wednesday night.
Video highlights from the varsity basketball team's loss to Walter Johnson on Monday night.
The varsity boys' basketball team (2-1) fell to the Walter Johnson Wildcats (1-2) by a score of 75-49 on Monday night. After two quarters of even basketball, the Wildcats took hold of the lead for good.
The varsity boys basketball team (5-18) fell to Paint Branch (13-10) in the first round of the playoffs on Friday night by a score of 58-45.
Down single digits against Paint Branch, the Blazers tighten up their defense, poised for a run midway through the second quarter. A Panther loses his handle on the rock, and junior guard Justin Shack snags the loose ball, sprints the other way, and, with no defenders in sight, lays it gently against the glass. Clank. Off the edge of the rim and out – a sequence of events that epitomizes the 2010-11 varsity boys basketball season.