Seniors for both teams celebrated as the Argyle Eagles dominated Krum in both varsity matches. The girls won 80-25, and the boys won 66-49. Winning is something both teams have become used to throughout the years, but seniors had additional reason to be excited on Senior Night as the looming reality of their high school careers ending created an emotional post-game celebration.

The girls’ team will head to the playoffs soon for more games, but this night reminded several players of their future dreams, both short term and long term.

“It’s really exciting, especially me and Delaney. We’ve spent four years on the court together,” senior Jesse Sheridan said. “But, I know that we have big hopes for playoffs, so, I’m trying not to think about this as the end.”

A lot of the girls players have spent years practicing together, so even though their high school careers are coming to an end, they will always cherish the time they have spent together.

“I’m going to miss them a lot,” senior Claire Betzhold said. “I’ve really enjoyed playing with them because I’ve been with them since elementary school. It’s going to be hard to stop playing with them.”

For the guys, they might not have shown the same level of emotion, but this night still meant a great deal to them.

“I’ve been focusing on the next game, but there have been some times where I’ve thought about it,” senior Harris Ulman said. “It hasn’t hit me hard, but I’ve been thinking that day is going to suck because I know it’s going to be a reality check once that game ends.”

These games are bringing the team closer to the playoffs, so the bond they all share is growing stronger as the season winds down.

“We’ve really become pretty close in the last couple of weeks just knowing that the season is about to end, and we’re about to be in the playoffs,” senior Kade Barnett said. “All the practices we’ve gone through, they’ve just brought us closer together.”

Basketball has been more than just a game to many of these players, and it has taught them lessons that they will carry well after their high school careers are over.

“I’ve learned how to compete, and it’s brought me a lot of good friends and teammates,” senior Hunter Shoemake said. “It’s fun to be a part of a good team, a great program, and create memories that you’ll have the rest of your life.”

The Eagles may have their futures’ in the back of their minds’, but the goal they established earlier in the year as a team remains the same.

“We have Kade from Alaska and Hunter from Flowermound, and Coach was talking at the beginning of the year how he doesn’t think it’s a coincidence that all these pieces have come together,” Ulman said. “He said we came together for one purpose, and that’s to play in March and win the state championship.”