JCC Parents Night vs Yutan Basketball

Tonight was the beginning of the end. It was the Thunderbirds last home basketball game of the year. And therefore, it was Parents' Night... and also Senior Night. 

And it was glorious. The JCC Boys started off the night scoring 25 points in the opening quarter. But ended up trailing by two points at halftime. It was almost a furious pace, with the baskets coming in bunches for both teams. 

It came down to the wire as Yutan had the ball, trailing by two, with one more chance with less than five seconds. The Thunderbirds withstood this potential game-winner -- and the reactions of the JCC Cheerleaders were just priceless! Check out the series getting a close look at the suspense of this 67-65 victory. 

And... If all of this sounds familiar, then just look back on February 14, 2014. The JCC Boys held off another potential game-winning shot by Yutan on Parents' Night almost exactly two years ago. I've included that photo at the bottom.

As mentioned above, this wasn't the first time the JCC Boys had to hold off a potential game-winner by Yutan on a Parents' Night. This is from February 14, 2014, when the Thunderbirds won 53-52, avenging a 60-51 loss to the Chieftains only six days before in the 2014 ECNC Championship Game. 

And one final note: tonight's 2016 victory over Yutan (67-65) was JCC's first outing since being held to only 39 points in a loss in the 2016 ECNC Championship Game (vs Elmwood-Murdock).