The crowd cheers as senior captain Blake Trilli is awarded and makes his free throw at the game against Hammond Morton on Dec. 7. This season the team has had to adapt with three returning varsity players, senior captains Trilli and Tyler Fuller and junior captain Josh Malloy. The team has been working on communication teamwork and defensive plays.

“As a new varsity player with many others, we all had to pay attention in practice and watch film to get us ready,” junior Danny Schassburger said. “The captains play a big part with all the new players with adapting to varsity.”

Having played four games so far, two away and two home, their record is 3-1. Tomorrow, the team will travel to East Chicago Central High School for their third away game of the season. Transitioning from football to basketball season during November, Schassburger makes sure to take care of himself, both mentally and physically, throughout the season.

“The student section in both football and basketball play a big role with both teams,” Schassburger said. “The fans bring a ton of energy to the team, they uplift our team’s morale and give us an edge against our opponents.”