January 26, 2022
On Tuesday January 11th, the girls’ basketball team defeated Rolling Meadows 60-51. Leading scorer for the Knights, Summer Srodulski, finished with a career high of 25 points in one game.
“I knew my teammates trusted me and that’s all I needed to turn that switch on,” said Srodulski.
During half time, the crowd got even louder as the Best Buddies players came onto the court to play in the basketball game they had been training for. These students are a part of the U-Rise program at Prospect that gives kids with specific needs the assistance they need.
With 4 players on each team, and several Prospect boys basketball players, this game was extremely special.
“It was super a lot of fun. … I almost made a 3-pointer,” said white-team player Tommy Heil.
Links to game highlights here-
Best Buddies- https://vimeo.com/665457385
Girls Basketball- https://vimeo.com/665459277
Best Buddies player blue-team athlete Dena Castillo charges forward with the ball.
The blue and white teams pose for a picture before the start of the halftime game.
Senior Emily Skoog shoots a three during warmups.
Head coach Matt Weber talks with the team during a timeout.
Senior Summer Srodulski shoots a free throw for the Knights. “Those last free throws I really had to lock in and ignore the crowd since that’s the most people I’ve ever played in front of.” said Srodulski.
Freshman Dena Castillo shoots and scores during the Best Buddies game.
Senior Macy Zei is encouraged by her teammates.
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