Chaffey Student Vs. Staff Basketball game

     The final score read seniors with a double-digit victory over the staff. But the score told part of the story.    
    Students dream of a day they will be able to attend college. Many, however, find they don’t have the financial support needed to attend a prestigious university.
    Thanks to AVID Coordinator Jose Quintero’s effort, four students will divide $1,600 to realize college dreams.
    Last year, Quintero put together the “Hope for Haiti” student vs. staff basketball game in an effort to raise money for the country of Haiti after the devastating earthquake.
    This year, Quintero decided to put the money raised in the game towards AVID seniors planning to attend college.
    Besides offering a competitive game, this year’s game offered dance performances by Ballet Folkorico, Craig Sawyer on guitar, and pep squad routines.
    Known by many around campus as the “AVID Guru,” Quintero orchestrated a great event.
    Money was also raised through the snack bar to benefit the Boys’ Basketball program and the Japan Relief Fund.
    Even though everyone left a winner, a game was still to be played.
    History shows the staff/faculty team would win, as it has done since Digital Filmmaking teacher Les Shepherd took a job at Chaffey.
    Shepherd, an imposing six-foot five, remains the Chaffey Varsity basketball record holder in three-point field goals made in one game with nine and holds the record with twenty assists in a single game.
    This year the former San Jose State University point guard came into the game with a sprained ankle. He, however, decided to play through the injury.
   Shepherd said: “I played because I am a Tiger…RAWRR!”
   Shepherd gave a valiant effort for the losing side finishing with 30 points 22 rebounds and eight assists.
   Varsity basketball coach Pat Frost showed up as the starting Center and provided offensive and defensive energy. Even while standing at six-foot three towering over his opponents it did not help Frost when attempting a layup. Apparently the toll of gravity was too much to overcome for Frost.
    The staff basketball team also received strong--two minute—Ahem! Cough, cough--performances by administrators Bart Goldstein and Tommy Mitchell.
    In the end, all this was not enough as the Chaffey student basketball team came out victorious with a great effort by player/coach Brandon Agapay, who represented the county versus Riverside County All Stars.