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"We've got spirit, yes we do, we've got spirit, how 'bout you?" Well, spirit for the basketball team. As boy's basketball goes to State on Friday, fans become more and more hyped up about the prospect of winning the State Championship. Half of the school races to the assistant principals' office when the bell rings for lunch, something students wouldn't typically be excited for. But this is where tickets to the most exciting game of the year are sold. "I got here at 7:00 Wednesday morning and there was already a line of more than 60 students waiting outside the office for their tickets," said Mrs. Kelly Petrilla. "By 10am, there were already 1,000 tickets sold. 500 student and 500 adult." But it doesn't end there. the prospect of receiving a free shirt is enough to motivate at least 500 more student fans. "Wednesday we had ran out of tickets by 10am, so we had to go down to Arco and get 500 more student and 500 more adult tickets. They were sold out again by Thursday so we have to go down again and get 500 more," said Mrs. Petrilla. But there's a sort of "middle child" to all of this excitement. Golfer Nick Schafer has gone to state all of his years here, and feels no respect or admiration from the school. ""It's kind of sad, but it's not a big deal, a little disappointing. We've won SFL 10 out of the 12 years we've participated," said Schafer. "We need a fan." But why won't people come out and support golf as much as they do basketball? "Golf is more of an individual sport. Basketball has a more exciting atmosphere than golf. You can cheer, scream, go crazy. People don't know what's going on in golf," said Schafer. "We mostly just joke at practice about it though, like 'There are two years the golf team here has won the SFL Championship in the past, name one of the years,' and no one can." Mrs. Petrilla has a different view on the support of the boy's golf team. "We do order banners for them when they win SFL, and you can follow along on how the team is doing online. Mr. Bills recognizes them at the end of the year rally too. I just think it's harder because golf has to play on a privately owned course, while basketball is here at home and students can get in free with their ASB cards," said Mrs. Petrilla. Well whether it's location, fan excitement, or simple understanding of the game, it's clear golf comes up short when compared to the glory of basketball, especially during State Championship time. ]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:03:46 GMT