The atmosphere at a high school basketball game differs from that of a college game because during a big high school game, the away team has many fans cheering them on as well, where as the away team in a college game gets booed for 40 consecutive minutes. This Saturday, December 20th, one of the biggest rivalries in high school basketball will take place. The Oak Park-River Forest Huskies will take host to the Fenwick Friars. Saturday will be more than a game for both parties involved, it will be a war. ” Everyone from the community goes to this game,” claimed Fenwick’s North Florida bound point guard Mike Black. ” Kids have been asking me for tickets already. It gets pretty crazy because everyone knows each other from both schools, and this game is a bragging rights game. The winning school gets to talk smack to the other school for the entire year.”

Fenwick (4-2), lead by Mike Black and fellow senior captain Xavier Humphrey, hopes to redeem themselves after two losses to the OPRF Huskies last season. “Oak Park is pretty good this year, but there is no way that we will let them beat us three times in a row,” stated Black. ” It should be a great crowd; our whole team is really excited to get another shot at these guys.”

Oak Park (6-3) is lead by two juniors. Jeff Dirkin, a 6′8 center, and Andrew Godbold, a 6′2 forward, will try to extend their winning streak against their cross town rival. After losing their first three games, Oak Park has won six games in a row and wants nothing more than to have their seventh straight victory come in dominating style this Saturday night.