Evagelos Tzaras
Sports Reporter

After an exciting back and forth game, the men’s varsity basketball team handily ended up defeating its extramural counterparts 90-70, but it was all for a good cause, with the proceeds going to Swish for a Cure.
Even though last Monday’s game was played for a good cause, it was obvious from the first whistle that both teams wanted the title as best at Humber.

Varsity forward Ryan Walker said  his team would do everything they could to save face.

“The game was a little too close and we were just like ‘no, we can’t have this’.  We’ve got to show these guys why were the varsity squad.”

Varsity coach Darrell Glenn knew  the extramural squad was going to come out hard.

“Some of these guys tried out for the varsity team, so they have got something to prove, so everyone turned it up a bit.”

The extramural team had nothing to be ashamed about.  Strong pressure during the first half kept the game a close 45-36 in favour of the varsity squad.

The extramural squad’s record was an impressive one going 29-3 on the year, winning four out of six tournaments.

Extramural coach Chris Cheng said his team had a lot to prove to the college and to themselves.

“They competed, confidence went up, and more importantly our respect went up.  I think a lot of people said ‘hey, you know what I think this extramural team’s for real.”

The charity the teams played for was Swish for the Cure, a campaign devoted to raising money for children’s cancer research.

“I said hey let’s make it a good cause, let’s attract people to it, tell people about our cause and we’re looking forward to next year,” said Cheng.

The game was followed by an  entertaining slam dunk competition with Humber’s own Javon Audair showing off his Spud Webb like technique.

The 5’7” varsity volleyball player amazed the crowd with the amazing elevation on his dunks. For Audair it’s all about creativity.

“I’m a basketball player at heart…I watch a lot of dunk competitions and take a little from everyone to create my own style.”