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![“When I came into high school, I was ready to be a follower. But DECA was a game changer for me. It helped me overcome my fear of public speaking, and it's played such a major role in who I've become today. To be able to successfully lead a chapter of 150 students, an officer team and be one of the upperclassmen I once really admired is something I'm [really] proud of,” Anvitha Tummala ('21) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-9.50.05-AM-900x594.png)
![“I think getting up in the morning and having a sense of purpose [is exciting]. I think without a certain amount of drive, life is kind of obsolete and mundane, and I think having that every single day is what makes each day unique and kind of makes life exciting,” Neymika Jain (12) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Screen-Shot-2017-06-03-at-4.54.16-PM.png)
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![“[Volleyball has] taught me how to fall correctly, and another thing it taught is that you don’t have to be the best at something to be good at it. If you just hit the ball in a smart way, then it still scores points and you’re good at it. You could be a background player and still make a much bigger impact on the team than you would think,” Anya Gert (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AnnaGert_JinTuan_HoHPhotoEdited-600x900.jpeg)
![“I'm not nearly there yet, but [my confidence has] definitely been getting better since I was pretty shy and timid coming into Harker my freshman year. I know that there's a lot of people that are really confident in what they do, and I really admire them. Everyone's so driven and that has really pushed me to kind of try to find my own place in high school and be more confident,” Alyssa Huang (’20) said.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AlyssaHuang_EmilyChen_HoHPhoto-900x749.jpeg)
Varsity boys basketball falls to Sacred Heart
Tessa Muhle
Matthew Chen (9) tosses up a basket as his teammates look on during the varsity boys basketball game against Sacred Heart Prep. After suffering a tough loss, the Eagles are currently 0-2 in league and 6-6 overall.
January 14, 2020
The varsity boys basketball team lost 79-45 to the Sacred Heart Prep Gators at home last Thursday, bringing their overall record to 6-6 and their league record to 0-2.
The game started quickly, with Sacred Heart quickly racking up 18 points to Harker’s 6 by the end of the first quarter and the score reading 45-21 at halftime, during which the varsity cheer squad performed.
Emma Crook (10), a member of the varsity cheer squad, said that the game was fun to watch but that she was a bit disappointed with the results.
“It was a little rough, we definitely could have played better,” she said.
The Eagles were unable to overcome Sacred Heart despite a more evenly matched third quarter ending with a score of 56-35.
In the end, even with Harker’s continuous push, Sacred Heart beat the Eagles, ending with a final score of 79-45 to Sacred Heart.
“We didn’t take bad shots and we didn’t do anything wrong. We just didn’t make the shots”, head coach Butch Keller said. “We’ll prepare better next time.”
Despite their loss, varsity power forward John Zeng (10) continues to keep an optimistic outlook.
“It doesn’t feel good to lose, you know, but I know we’ll just push through it,” he said. “Even though we’re tired and we have these tough games, we’ll push through it and keep going, and we’ll win eventually.”
The Eagles next play at Woodside Priory High School on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Their next home game is on Thursday at 7 p.m. against Eastside College Prep.
