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Guiding his team, Charlie King’ 27 helps the offense get in formation. “I was directing the offense,” and “Someone was having trouble getting into their position so I was trying to help them out so we could score a bucket.” King said.
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A Perfect follow through, Marshall Sjariffudin ’27 blends precision and technique into his jump shot, later on scoring two points for his team.
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Suspended in motion, Blaine Mitchell ’26 seizes the opportunity to make a shot. Mitchell takes advantage of jumping abilities to score points for his team.
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Precision under pressure, Max Romero ’27 prepares for his free throws. Even with all eyes on him, he focuses in on the ball. “You’re shooting a free throw, like everyone’s watching you, but I mean, I’m still confident in my abilities on this.” Romero said.
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JV boys basketball faced off against the Manor Mustangs on Tuesday Dec. 11, Winning with a score of 78-57 after going toe to toe with the Mustangs’ offense. The Warriors defense shined through by matching the Mustangs’ offensive attacks.
Rolling into the first quarter, each offense wasted no time getting on the board as they soon matched each other’s plays without fault. Even with a height disadvantage the Mustangs made up for it in speed and aggression, challenging the Warriors with fast breaks and swift offense. Luckily the Warriors’ defense stayed solid only allowing a few buckets on the quarter. As the second quarter developed, the Mustangs’ offense began to stack a few points on the Warriors, with two and three point shots in close succession. Fortunately for the Warriors, a shift in momentum, the Warriors closed the gap and managed to stay up going into the third quarter leading 40-25.
“ [my favorite moment of the game was in] the third quarter whenever we went on a big scoring run,” Max Romero ‘27 said.
Back from halftime, the Warriors did not let up, but instead, continued to stack more points on the Mustangs. In addition to their increased offense, the Warriors’ defense also improved as their rebound game only heightened the gap, grabbing points left behind by the Mustangs. However, despite their deficit, the Mustangs didn’t crumble under the pressure and continued their fast pace play style. As the game came to an end, Manor’s offense became more aggressive. As the Warriors defense never let up. To end the game, the Warriors fell into a two three zone formation to guard the Mustang’s heightened offense as the game came to a close. Soon the game came to a close as the Warriors shut out the Mustangs, ending the game 78-57 with the Warriors in the lead.
JV will play their next game on Friday Dec. 13 on the road against the Hutto Hippos to try and continue their streak of excellence.
![After taking a hit, John McNair '26 jumps above his defenders into the paint, trying to deepen the Warriors' lead over the Cedar Ridge Raiders on Tuesday, Dec. 3. McNair, after his time on the freshman team as a leading scorer joined the varsity team in his sophomore year in the hopes to continue his yearly tradition of layups, free throws, and buckets. "The way that we play [and succeed] does not matter what the other team looks like," Coach Rigney said. "We are just going to play the same way as we do."](https://westwoodhorizon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_7402-761x1200.jpg)
