We Lost Our Voices, But It Was Worth It

Anson Chin

“We lost our voices, but it was worth it, we lost our voices, but it was worth it…” The chant resonated throughout the stadium, along with the audience's applause, as the home team bowed in appreciation to the crowd after their loss to Morrison Academy which took them out of the 2017 Boys’ ACSC Basketball Competition.

In every game that the Dalat Eagles played in, our group of boys was always the loudest in the gym, leading cheers they came up with to encourage and support the home team, and provide an amazing atmosphere to play in. A few examples of the chants that were heard include “Adrian Nonis is on fire, your defense is terrified!”, “He plays on the left, he plays on the right, Sam Huang, he will score all night.” and “Jeremy, Jeremy Jeremy, Jeremy Jeremy, Jeremy Jeremy Worten! Aaron, Aaron Aaron, Aaron Aaron, Aaron Aaron Worten,” when both the brothers were on the court together. These are only a few of the chants that the varsity football team came up with during a meeting the day before ACSC started.

When asked about the chants, Woo Young merely said, “Our cheers give you chills.” which is an accurate example of the chants and atmosphere during the games. There was a moment when the Eagles were going head to head with ICSHK in the fourth quarter. Both teams were making shots and the lead was switching back and forth. Everyone in the gym was standing and cheering at their peak capacity and the gym echoed with noise and passion. The chants echoed throughout the stadium, spurring the Eagles on with encouragement. In the end, they defeated ICSHK by 6 points with a clutch three by Jeremy Worten.

The Eagles would go on to play Faith, which they lost to, and finally Morrison, who knocked them out of the tournament to finish in 5th place. The cheering caused the varsity football team, and everyone else in the gym, to lose their voices. But it was worth it.