One elusive accomplishment that has been much more difficult in recent years is beating rival Jesuit in basketball. On January 3rd, however, the men’s basketball team defeated the Marauders 55-47, ending a 13-year losing streak at the varsity level in Holy Hoops.The Falcons usually come in as underdogs in this game, but this year might have been a seemingly bigger mismatch.Coming into the game, Jesuit had beaten a then top-10 team in the nation in Bishop Gorman from Las Vegas, and Marauders forward Isaiah Bailey was averaging north of 25 points per game.

However, the team executed their game plan to perfection and controlled the vast majority of the game. Star guard Joe Delgadillo(’15) was pleased with how the team’s strategy was executed.

“Our game plan was to make Jesuit play our style of basketball which is a controlled, uptempo pace,” Joe says. “Defensively, we needed to be smart and contain Bailey. I think everyone executed this plan well.”

Joe said this game was a huge boost for the team and they are very confident heading into league play.

However, the effects of this win reach beyond the team and to CB students as well.

Hoops fan Kevin Stenvick (’15) describes it as, “[freaking] awesome — one of my most glorious moments at CB.”

Joe and forward Finn Whetstone (’15) led the way offensively, scoring 20 and 13 points respectively. A key contributor who did not show up on the stat sheet was Taylor Ross(’15), who had the assignment of guarding Isaiah Bailey, who was held to just 16 points.

The team now has a 10-6 record and is ranked 13th by the Sacramento Bee. Their league opener is at Vista del Lago on Friday.