Boys’ basketball team faces difficult losses

Boys’ basketball team faces difficult losses

by: Andrew Jiang

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With the season coming to a close in a few weeks, the undersized boys’ varsity basketball team has continued to struggle in the De Anza League, compiling a league record of 1-7, last in the league, as of Feb. 5.

The team fell to Los Gatos at an away game 51-55 on Jan. 31, even as junior guard Michael Cole led the team with 21 points. Junior guard Alvin Kim came away disappointed with the loss. 

“We played hard every minute and we can’t really be unsatisfied with the outcome because we put a 100 percent on the court,” Kim said. “I’m not happy with the loss, of course, but there’s only so much you can do.”

According to Kim, the Falcons kept their composure despite the noise from the loud Los Gatos crowd. But Kim feels the team can improve on passing the ball around more.

Earlier, the Falcons won 59-53 against Mountain View on Jan 29. It was a close game throughout, but the Falcons emerged victorious at the end. 

“We pulled this win out as a team and it took the whole team to win the game,” senior power forward Brian Chun said. 

Right now, the Falcons hope to avoid finishing last in the league. The last place team out of the seven teams in the league gets relegated to the lower league next season. 

“I think we can achieve the goals [of not getting relegated, winning the rest of our games and improving as a team] if we stay dedicated and constantly put in the time and effort to improve as a whole,” Kim said.