For the first time in seven years, the seniors defeated the faculty in the annual senior-faculty basketball game on Thursday, May 31 with a score of 51- 38. Only seniors who were not on any varsity sport could participate, although the senior team was coached by seniors and varsity basketball players Tammer Farid and David Becker.
The seniors were in control for much of the game. This was due in large part to senior David Oh’s performance. While scoring in double digits, “Dave was definitely the MVP of the game. Without him, we definitely wouldn’t have won,” said senior James Kim, who also played in the game.
Senior dominance was also due to the injury of physical education teacher and former varsity basketball coach Erik Connolly, who had to sit out for the remainder of the game, in the third quarter. He was one of only two physical education teachers playing; the other was junior varsity basketball team coach, Howard Barbin. Notably absent were physical education teachers Phil Fisher and Larry Barth, who led previous faculty teams to victory.
Senior Michael Tsidulko, who organized the event, also attributed the win to the seniors’ advantage in fan support. He said, “The bleachers were almost 100 percent filled and people were standing just to watch.”