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Boys basketball fights hard against Warren Township

Junior Hanson (1) leads team scoring
Ashley Sanchez, Staff Member
January 22, 2024
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Ashley Sanchez
Junior and guard Danny Moreira (21) attempts to cut off his opponent’s drive to the basket.

On Friday, Jan. 19, the varsity boys basketball team played a home game against the Warren Township Blue Devils. Coming off a previous 41-76 away loss to the team on Dec. 6, the home court and student section motivated the home team throughout the game, with the Wildcats coming up just short, the final score 79-66.
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Senior co-captain Grant Angelbeck scores a point against the Blue Devils in the two singles match. Angelbeck, who won his sets 6-1 and 6-0, said that he is “looking forward to improving my consistency throughout this season.”
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Junior Quinn Schambow (23) steps up to bat. Schambow, who recently committed to Oklahoma State University, bats, catches and pitches for the Wildcats. Schambow made it home to secure the team’s fifth run in the fourth inning.
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Sophomore Logan Tayfel (2) takes the ball into Falcon territory, pursued by Wheaton North junior midfielder Sean DeValk (15). Logan Tayfel and his brother Jacob Tayfel each scored once in the game’s second quarter. Logan Tayfel called the game’s ending an “amazing finish to this game today.”
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Senior Kate Rule (24) takes the ball down the court, trailed by Loyola senior Paige Engels (33) and sophomore Clare Weasler (10). Despite playing the final game of her high school career, Rule still hopes to see the team continue to display “great team spirit and energy. I think that’s something that’s so vital and so important to this program.”
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