Special recognition for Senior G Derek Lowe (@DerekLowe1_ ), who now holds the career record for assists in NHS history (359). He also now holds the season record for FT percentage (86.8%).
WILDCAT NATION!! Your boys get the opportunity to play for a AAA State Championship tomorrow against Bridgeport. Game tips at 1230. Be there and be loud!!
Here’s the Gazette-Mail story on Nitro’s 49-43 comeback win against Winfield in a boys Class AAA Region 4 co-final on Thursday:
https://t.co/VqHI2dnX05
GAMEDAY!
Your Wildcats host rival Poca at Alumni Center. Varsity only, with Nitro girls playing prior to our game. Tip off at 7pm. Also, tonight is Senior Night! Come out and celebrate these 7 seniors who have meant so much to the program.
Nitro also has the best elite mop guy in the area for sure and likely the entire state in Chris Conner! Also serves as the water boy, ball boy, and is always hustling. Does a little bit of everything!
comes out for big games when I can. Herbert Hoover at Nitro boys certainly applies! Alumni Arena is a great place to watch a game. Got their own sports network, huge video board, pre game light show, etc
6’4” Senior Forward Ashton Crouch @Ashton_Crouch4 stands 28 points away from the 1,000 career point mark. Come out and support him and your Wildcats as he approaches this accomplishment! (Next 3: v. Hoover 1/21, Morgantown 1/25 at Magnolia HS, v. Winfield 2/4)
If you’re looking for a break from the cold, shopping, and errands - come out to Alumni Arena tomorrow night as your Wildcats host conference rival Sissonville. Varsity game starts at 7pm, JV at 530pm.
#2 G Derek Lowe (Sr., 6’) Derek shows that’s he’s capable of doing a little bit of everything for this Nitro team. He is a 3-level scorer that is very crafty at getting to the basket and very capable of knocking down the outside shot. He is also a great distributor that helps…
#11 PG Caylem Thomas (So, 5’9”) Caylem played big minutes as a freshman and showed elite skills as a true PG. His athleticism and ability to handle the ball makes him a hard guard, and impossible to press (2.2 assist:TO ratio as freshman)….
The objective of sports is to win, but the purpose of sports is to build character. All the athletic success in the world means nothing if it makes you worse as a person.
Just because your teammates have a bad attitude doesn’t mean you have to have one as well. To succeed as an athlete, you need to resist peer pressure, rise above the negative influence of others, and maintain a positive attitude.