On Jan. 29, the boy’s basketball team played Francis Howell at the annual Pink Ribbon Game. The score was close for most of the game, but the Knights pulled through with a score of 72-68.  The cost at the door was $2, and the proceeds supported Breast Cancer research.

“This is the best one I’ve had the honor of being at,” Darrell Davis, the Varsity basketball coach who’s been coaching for 33 years, said. “Coach Hahn does a great job and the student body did awesome.”

The opposing team and crowd were dressed in green for their own cause. Earlier last year, Howell lost one of their own teachers to cancer.

“It’s a great way to get everyone cheering for their school,” senior Hannah Brown said. “It supports a great cause. Cancer affects a lot of people, especially our own here at North. To see the look on Coach Hahn’s face was priceless.”

Other differences that set the Pink Ribbon game apart from other usual basketball games included two performances from Knightline at halftime, opposed to a usual solo performance. Mike Janes, the Activities Director, asked for Howell’s crowd to come join North’s crowd for a group picture as well during halftime. According to Coach Davis, the energy in the stands was amped up to a much higher degree than other basketball games.

“I’ve never had this experience before,” Varsity player Austin Knott said. “We’ve never had such a big crowd. There’s never been such a close game by Varsity.”