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She considers the games against &IVQER QSVI GVYGMEP XLER SXLIV ones. “I see them as more important FIGEYWI QSVI TISTPI GSQI XS [EXGL the games and it’s a better environQIRX XS TPE] MR ¶ *VMIHQER WEMH µ7S RSX SRP] MW MX MQTSVXERX FIGEYWI [I [ERX XS [MR JSV IZIV]FSH] [LS GEQI ERH [EXGLIH FYX MX¸W EPWS E FMK QSQIRX 2SX QER] TISTPI GSQI XS our other games, but this is a game where everybody shows up.” 7IRMSV ERH JSVQIV &IVQER WXYHIRX 2SEL ,SGL WEMH XLEX XLI atmosphere at Berman is more “cra^]¶ ERH XLEX XLI] XEOI XLI KEQI [E] QSVI WIVMSYWP] µ-J ]SY PSSO EX XLI PMZIWXVIEQ XLIMV WMHI MW TEGOIH XS XLI EFWSPYXI FVMQ ¶ ,SGL WEMH µ8LI] EP[E]W KS EPP SYX ¬ 8LI] IZIR LEZI E TIT VEPP] FIJSVI ERH MX¸W MRWERI ¶ However, the pandemic has had E FMK IJJIGX SR XLI VMZEPV] (IER SJ 7XYHIRXW 6SWP]R 0ERH] FIPMIZIW XLI high-energy atmosphere surrounding the games is an important part SJ XLI VMZEPV] ERH XLEX '3:-( ÿć LEVQW WGLSSP WTMVMX µ-R XLI TEWX [I LEH WTMVMX [IIO XLI [IIO FIJSVI XLI &IVQER KEQI ERH IZIV]SRI [EW VIEPP] TW]GLIH and excited. In those years, the gym [EW TEGOIH [MXL SYV JERW ERH XLI WTMVMX [EW VIEPP] LMKL ¶ 0ERH] WEMH µ &YX MX LEW FIIR HMJJIVIRX MR XLI PEWX X[S ]IEVW FIGEYWI SJ '3:-( ¬ 7MRGI WXYHIRXW GERRSX KS XS XLI games, there is not the same energy and excitement as in the past.”
“This year, just because it’s been so long and people were really missing the energy and a game in person, there was a huge turnout and people were really passionate.” - Senior and girls varsity co-captain Avital Friedman
Senior and girls varsity cocaptain Avital Friedman drives down the court on a fastbreak. Photo by Rebecca Safra, Dimensions Yearbook
Friedman agrees with Landy ERH JIIPW XLEX '3:-( ÿć LEW GEYWIH E PSX SJ YRGIVXEMRX] MR XLI KEQIW EW EXLPIXIW GER KIX WMGO EX ER] QSQIRX ERH RS PSRKIV FI EFPI XS TPE] SV IRXMVI KEQIW GER FI GERGIPIH (IWTMXI EPP XLI RIKEXMZIW XLSYKL *VMIHQER [EW EFPI XS WII E TSWMXMZI WMHI XS XLI IJJIGXW SJ '3:-( ÿć µ- XLMRO JSV XLI KMVPW IWTIGMEPP] XLIVI [EW PIWW SJ E GVS[H YRXMP XLI IRH SJ XLI KEQI [LIR MX KSX GPSWIV XS XLI FS]W KEQI ERH TISTPI [SYPH start to show up,” Friedman said. “But then this year, just because it’s FIIR WS PSRK ERH TISTPI [IVI VIEPP] QMWWMRK XLI IRIVK] ERH E KEQI MR person, there was a huge turnout ERH TISTPI [IVI VIEPP] TEWWMSREXI -X VIEPP] QEOIW ]SY XEOI MX PIWW JSV KVERXIH [LMGL MW VIEPP] RMGI ¶ The JDS and Berman teams [MPP QIIX EKEMR SR .ER Āć JSV ERSXLer matchup. µ;I XLMRO [I¸VI XLI WYTIVMSV WGLSSP XLI] XLMRO XLI]¸VI XLI WYTIVMSV WGLSSP ¶ *VMIHQER WEMH µ7S GPIEVP] MX¸W NYWX WSQIXLMRK XLEX¸PP never die...”
