JV Girls Basketball Balling up Against Sanger

JV (Junior Varsity) Girls Basketball won at home on November 30th versus Sanger by the score of 31 to 26. Players Kalista Moshier, Marissa Quiroz, Carmel Hall, and Savannah LaRue share how it played out.

By: Ariana Lopez and Sophia Rodriguez

Throughout the game, Kalista Moshier, ’25, stays motivated through the team and the coach. She says “We cheer each other on, we want to see our team succeed so much that it pushes us to play our best.”

The energy was unmatched. Moshier says “It wouldn’t have been the same without all of the support out there.”

Moshier also says, “After a win we dance so much. We dance in the locker room, dance in the team room, jump, scream, make TikTok’s. We are a big party team.”

Some improvements she says were needed were, “our defense needed a little work and tenacity, to get the ball, to be a go-getter, but everyone was pushing in the game.”

During the game, Moshier says that she stays locked in by, “Having that right mindset. You want to do the best possible for your team when they are your ride or die.”

Moshier says, “We all help each other out, we are watching rebounds, we are calling out people names on the court, we are seeing stuff that the players themselves are not seeing which is a big help when you’re in the game, so you need that extra support.”

After the game, Moshier says, “We were on top of the world, on cloud nine, first home game, first W. It’s a great feeling, knowing that everyone was supporting you and that everyone contributed. Even the people who were on the bench, we all won together as a team.”

Marissa Quiroz, ’26, says, “I keep on pushing in the games when I hear my teammates motivate me and my coaches telling me to do my best.”

Quiroz says, “We celebrate our win by all shouting out in the locker room, we start screaming, we just hype each other up and we play our songs.”

Something that needed to be worked on that Quiroz saw was “Our defense. We could’ve improved because we have to work on communicating more in the games.”

Carmel Hall, ’26, says she stays on top of the game “with my team and [how] we are [each others] hype up music and everything. My coaches with their speeches and all of the motivation they give us and him hyping up the whole team. It’s just music we play in our locker room.”

To keep the hype going between the team, Hall says they celebrate after a win “By dancing. Literally by dancing and screaming so loud.”

Hall says she can improve on her “Communicating. Last game I don’t think I communicated as well since it was my first official basketball game this year, and this being my first year [playing] as well. I’m sure it is going to get better. I’m just taking baby steps with it.”

Hall says she feels “great after a game because all the people that talk smack [about our team] and be like ‘oh you’re not going to win, you’re not going to ball up,’ and then [after the win] we can rub it in their face after the game. It’s the best feeling ever.”

Hall says during the game “if someone is on the court with me, I will listen to them more than the crowd. I think it’s my team that helps me with everything.”

Savannah LaRue, ’26, stays motivated to be in the game by “the music I listen to and all the girls that are there. We do as much as we can before our games to hype ourselves up. Sometimes we walk around downtown, go grab something to eat, and talk about some stuff that makes us happy.”

After the game, LaRue says she “felt very happy because that was our first game and a lot of teams have already played a few. So this is our first game and getting a win against Sanger because we lost to them last year. It was a good feeling that we won.”

LaRue says before the game she thinks “what am I going to do, who am I going to pass to, how many points can I score this game, make sure not to foul, and pregame stuff and all that, and to keep myself motivated throughout the game and don’t bring myself down.”

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