The shooting stars of the basketball courts from the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School and the Eisenhower Intermediate School laced up their sneakers when they competed in their annual fun night of hoops.
The Buddy Basketball Tournament of Champions matchup between the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School and the Eisenhower Intermediate School was contested on Wednesday, March 12.
The Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School gymnasium served as the venue for this enthusiastic showdown that featured students and staff from each school.
Kristin Sarboukh, who is a Language and Learning Disabled (LLD) Teacher at Eisenhower, served as the energetic and devoted game coordinator.
“Each year, the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School and Eisenhower Intermediate School come together for their annual Basketball Buddies program,” Ms. Sarboukh explained. “Our Language and Learning Disabled (LLD) classrooms work with various peers to learn basic basketball skills as well as practice teamwork, good sportsmanship, and social skills, and of course, have tons of fun! “
“Peers are picked based on teacher recommendations and their special ability to work with others,” she said.
Ms. Sarboukh reported on the rosters.
“The teams at Eisenhower School consist of 5th and 6th Grade students from Mrs. (Lauryn) Griffin's, Miss(Jenna) Figliano’s, and Ms. (Kristin) Sarboukh’s LLD classes as well as some of their peers from various homerooms. This year, they practiced after school for five weeks before competing in a tournament against the Middle School.”
“The team at the Middle School consists of 7th and 8th graders from Mrs. (Cheryl) Sunshine’s and Mrs. (Jenna) Staudt’s LLD classes as well as their peers at the Middle School.
She further shared the night’s activities.
“ At the end of the tournament, each student gets a personalized trophy that has been donated by Jim Gano of Crown Trophy. It is with the help of such great teachers, parents, and community volunteers that we are able to continue to run our annual Basketball Buddies program.”
She concluded:
“We are so proud to have the chance to work with and coach each and every one of our students in an event that they will never forget!”
Here are the results of the games:
Game 1
Court 1: Eisenhower Power Hoops won, 18-12
Court 2: Eisenhower Warriors won, 20-12
Game 2
Court 1: Basketball Dawgs won, 20-14
Court 2: The Shots won, 16-14
Game 3
Court 1: Eisenhower Warriors won, 12-4
Court 2: Tie, 10 -10 between Middle School Go Big or Go Home All Stars and the Eisenhower Power Hoops
Game 4
Court 1: The Shots won, 14-12
Court 2: Tie, 16-16 between Shooting Stars and the Eisenhower Rams
Below is the program that lists the names of the staff and players who particpated.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PcgZt2hKwvh49zmThO36VdeNbUYuQ0EO/view?usp=sharing