BY NICK FERGUSON ’22, MATTHEW HEROLD ’22
The Jesuit High School Sacramento varsity basketball team is already 13 games into their season and have had mixed results, amassing a record of 6-7.
During the winter break, Jesuit played Rio Americano High School, Granite Bay High School, and played in the Classic at Damien, a basketball tournament in Los Angeles, California. During the break, they had a losing record of 1-6.
The first game of the winter break was on Friday, Dec. 17 against local rival Rio. Guard Reid Jones ’23 describes the increased magnitude because of the rivalry.
“The atmosphere and hype is taken to another level during this game,” Reid said. “Whether it is the loud parents, big student sections, or the friendly trash talk that goes on between opposing players before, it always seems to be a close game.”
Sadly the game would end in a nail biting 65-61 loss. Reid explains that even though the team lost, it was still a good team effort.
“I believe that we played hard and the ball just did not go our way that night,” Reid said. “Our shots were not falling as they usually were, but I think we made up for it with our hustle and playmaking.”
Next, the Marauders played GBHS on Dec. 20 in a 66-47 win, which gave them their sixth win of the season. The team’s win ended a two game losing streak and Varsity Basketball Head Coach Tim Kelly believes the win was a step in the right direction.
“We bounced back against Granite Bay,” Coach Kelly said. “We played much better defense and shared the ball on offense.”
Jesuit also played in the Classic at Damien in Los Angeles, California from Dec. 27 to Dec. 30.