Sports

The eighth grade basketball season hits the ground running

Lucas Verosky, Writer

January 3, 2024

This picture shows Brett Casto shooting a layup during warmups before the Freedom vs Fort Cherry game on Dec. 14.

The eighth grade boy’s basketball season has so far hit the ground running. The first game wasn’t really a game, but instead a scrimmage between Freedom Middle School’s eighth grade team and Sto-Rox in Allegheny County. The main difference between a scrimmage and a real game is that a scrimmage does not count for the final team record. The scrimmage was in Allegheny County, on Dec. 12.

The first real game has also come to pass. The game was between Freedom and Fort Cherry. The game was instead a home game this time. The first quarter started out promising with Freedom getting the first point, a three-point shot. But, the first quarter did not end promisingly with Freedom with 12 points, and Fort Cherry with 13 points. A one-point difference. Luckily, Freedom made an astonishing comeback, by the end of the second quarter the score was Freedom 24, Fort Cherry 19.

The third quarter did get a little risky though, with the score being Freedom 26, and Fort Cherry 25. Freedom did end up pulling through at the end with the score being 46 to 36, a ten-point difference, with Freedom coming out on top.

“I do believe they can keep their record for this year,” Mrs. Tina Boyd, scoreboard and clock operator, said. “I think they will win, and they will win by a lot,” Mason Leasha, sixth grade student, said. For the rest of the season, it could be anyone’s game, But for now, Freedom seems to be going for their goals.

About the Contributors

Lucas Verosky, Writer

Hello, my name is Lucas Verosky and I am in sixth grade as a writer on the Bulldog Barker. This is my second year writing for the Bulldog Barker. I enjoy being a writer for the Bulldog Barker because it makes me feel like I'm a part of something more grand. Other than the Bulldog Barker, I am not a part of any other after-school activities or clubs. In the future, I would like to draw for Image Comics, the people who make my favorite comic series. Something interesting about me is that in my free time I like to think of ideas for games.

Wyatt Miller, Website Editor

Hello, my name is Wyatt Miller. I am in eighth grade and have been on the Bulldog Barker staff since I was in fifth grade. I am the Website Editor for the Bulldog Barker. In school, I am a member of the cross country and track teams, and the student government. Outside of school, I was part of Cub scouts from first grade until I crossed over into the troop in fifth grade. Now I am part of Boy Scout Troop 444. In the troop, I am First-Class Scout rank, and the patrol leader of the Radioactive Gummy Bears.