By Alex Trippi ('17)
On Saturday February 18th, at the Bullis gym, it was a packed house. Although it was cold outside, the temperature in the gym was rising fast and there was excitement in the air. The Bullis students came to support the team as they were chanting “We ready, We ready, for y’all” right before tipoff. Bothe the Boys Varsity Basketball Team and the whole gym knew how important this game was.
The first seed Bullis Bulldogs were hosting the number two seed Georgetown Prep Hoyas. This was the biggest basketball game of the year, and the IAC championship. The boys looked nervous but excited throughout warmups because they had to adjust to all of the noise.
Georgetown Prep handled Bullis just two weeks prior to this game, winning by double digits. “We definitely had that game in the back of our mind,” Chyree Walker (‘17) said. Walker (‘17) also went on to share the importance this game had because he is a senior.
The first seed Bullis Bulldogs were hosting the number two seed Georgetown Prep Hoyas. This was the biggest basketball game of the year, and the IAC championship. The boys looked nervous but excited throughout warmups because they had to adjust to all of the noise.
Georgetown Prep handled Bullis just two weeks prior to this game, winning by double digits. “We definitely had that game in the back of our mind,” Chyree Walker (‘17) said. Walker (‘17) also went on to share the importance this game had because he is a senior.
Vado Morse (‘18) and Chyree Walker (‘17) simply did not disappoint. Although the Bulldogs fell short early, by the end of the half they were up comfortably. Chyree Walker (‘17) had already scored 8 points by half and looked like the biggest, strongest player in the gym. Walker(‘17) finished with 15 points and Vado Morse(‘18) finished with 16.
Early in the fourth quarter, Bullis’ playmaker, Vado Morse (‘18) hit a three to put the Bulldogs on top for their biggest lead of the night. The dogs were up fourteen points and the dogpound was surely chanting “You can’t stop him.” When asked about that moment, Thomas Baltimore (‘17) explained that “he could not even hear himself think.”
The Bulldogs’ smelt the IAC banner a little too quickly, and Prep and their Junior leader, Jared Bynum came storming back. The Hoyas tied the game up with around two minutes to play, and from there it was all about heart. Every spectator just knew that Bullis had it. You could see it in their faces.
The game came down to the last possession. The Bulldogs handled the ball with 24.3 seconds after the Hoyas tied the game 60-60. The whole team looked to their scoring leader, Vado Morse (‘18). Morse (‘18) drew a foul with 1.2 seconds left and hit both free throws to secure Bullis’ second IAC championship in the past four years.
“It was a surreal feeling,” said Junior guard Vado Morse (‘18). “To think everyone in the gym and Bullis community was expecting me to make this shot, really put pressure on me. But at the same time, I knew the countless times I have practiced my free throws would pay off in this moment.” The Bulldogs had a great season and surely earned their banner.
Early in the fourth quarter, Bullis’ playmaker, Vado Morse (‘18) hit a three to put the Bulldogs on top for their biggest lead of the night. The dogs were up fourteen points and the dogpound was surely chanting “You can’t stop him.” When asked about that moment, Thomas Baltimore (‘17) explained that “he could not even hear himself think.”
The Bulldogs’ smelt the IAC banner a little too quickly, and Prep and their Junior leader, Jared Bynum came storming back. The Hoyas tied the game up with around two minutes to play, and from there it was all about heart. Every spectator just knew that Bullis had it. You could see it in their faces.
The game came down to the last possession. The Bulldogs handled the ball with 24.3 seconds after the Hoyas tied the game 60-60. The whole team looked to their scoring leader, Vado Morse (‘18). Morse (‘18) drew a foul with 1.2 seconds left and hit both free throws to secure Bullis’ second IAC championship in the past four years.
“It was a surreal feeling,” said Junior guard Vado Morse (‘18). “To think everyone in the gym and Bullis community was expecting me to make this shot, really put pressure on me. But at the same time, I knew the countless times I have practiced my free throws would pay off in this moment.” The Bulldogs had a great season and surely earned their banner.
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