‘ESPN crew’ makes the scene at Knights game

For anyone entering The Dungeon at West Holmes High School Tuesday, Feb. 3, it may have appeared as though ESPN itself had sent a crew to cover the boys basketball game between visiting Triway and host West Holmes.

After all, five well-dressed individuals sat at a table courtside, a giant ESPN sign hanging from the table.

However, upon closer inspection, that quintet of young men wasn’t an ESPN crew at all, but rather an inventive group of WHHS students who developed the idea to add a little flair and pizzazz to the evening’s game.

The makeshift crew of Briar Rising, Brock Gallion, Jackson Gilley, Chance Jackson and Noah Getchy provided quite the sight along the northwest corner of the gym floor, adding some creative sports talk as the game progressed, along with plenty of fans who took the time to snap a photo for social media purposes.

Gallion was the mastermind behind the idea, although said it was more or less a team effort in coming up with the game-time decision to set up courtside for the game.

“We actually saw it online and thought it was a really cool idea and wanted to do it for this game because the West Holmes Triway rivalry is always a fun one anyway,” Gallion said. “We wanted to show our support for the team in a unique way and hopefully root them on to victory courtside.”

That didn’t quite turn out as they hoped because Triway seemed to make every shot it took early on to put the Knights in a big hole early. While WHHS battled back to close the gap, the Titans used a big run late to pull away.

Gallion said these were the five guys available to make an impression ESPN-style, and they were eager to make a positive and fun impact on the scene, a scene that came complete with headsets, computers, a basketball, beverages, and suits and ties.

“We wanted to come out here looking good for the camera,” Gallion said. “It’s been fun sitting here heckling the other team in a good-natured way. We’re having a blast.”

Who know? Perhaps one day people might see one of these young men on ESPN providing daily updates on the nation’s sports. If that’s the case, Knights Nation can say they saw them first, right there in The Dungeon.