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Riding Donkeys While Playing Basketball
Brighton High School students have a great time participating in a fun way to play basketball, with their own little twist to it.
Brighton High School hosted a game of Donkey Basketball on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, This annual event is open to students who participated in the Senior Serve trip. The game raises money for the Senior Serve trip the following year.
In this basketball game, students who were part of Senior Serve, administrators, and teachers can participate. AP Psychology teacher Nate Grabowski is one of the teachers who played. Senior Nicole Cannon and Senior Gianna Izzo are two of the students who competed.
Donkey basketball is a variation on the standard game of basketball, played on a standard basketball court, but in which the players ride donkeys. A donkey basketball game is a fundraising event, typically in public schools. Donkey basketball has been played in the United States since the 1930s.
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Cannon had a great time riding her donkey. She said it was difficult to stay on the donkey so she did not have the chance to score, but she did pass the ball two times. She got bucked off her donkey twice, but that did not ruin her experience.
¨I am very happy I played. I do not think I will ever get an experience like that in my life again. It was definitely very unique,¨ Cannon said.
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Izzo got bucked off of her donkey at the end of the game. She fell and landed on the ground, and she hurt her arm. The game stopped. She got taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and after getting X-Rays done she found out that she had broken her Humerus. Principal Gavin Johnson rode with her in the ambulance to the hospital.
¨I got bucked off the donkey, hurt my arm, and now I have a cast on. But the game was still very memorable,” Izzo said.
Grabowski scored two points in the game. He stayed on the second donkey he rode for 8 seconds, and he is very proud of that.
“I had a fun time, and I am glad I got to play. I am excited for the game next year,” Grabowski said.
The score of the game resets each half. The game ended with a score of 10-6. With the help of Madison Wiljanen and Claire Ivers the game raised $2100, and after splitting that money with the company BHS made $900. It was very enjoyable game to watch. In the stands, the fans were laughing nonstop at those who were riding the donkeys.