The New Haven varsity boys defeated the Russellville Indians on Tuesday, February 25th. The final score of the game was 72-42. A Google form was sent out to the varsity boys basketball team, asking them how they thought the game went.
When asked how they thought the game went overall, Luke Gerlemann, senior, stated, “Pretty good. After the first quarter, we were locked in and were able to shut them down with a 37-2 run.”
Jacob Engelbrecht, junior, said, “I think the game went pretty well overall.”
Jay Eichelberger, senior, replied, “We ended up playing really well overall.”
When asked how they thought the team could improve, Jacob Engelbrecht responded, “We could work on our ball handling the most.”
Luke Gerlemann replied, “[Russellville] made a lot of tough, contested shots in the first quarter, and our defense could improve.”
Nolen Brown, junior, stated, “We need to work on fouling less often.”
When asked if they had any favorite moments from the game, Luke Gerlemann said, “A lot of our players who don’t get much playing time got a lot of minutes in the second half, so that was fun to see.”
Nolen Brown responded, “When Sam [Scheer] missed both of his free throws, so he could get the rebound and a layup.”
Good job to the varsity team, and hats off to them for how hard they worked throughout this season.