‘A beautiful celebration’: Westside state champions shine in St. Patrick’s Day parade

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – State champions two years in a row, and now Westside Excessive Faculty is displaying out on the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

We spoke with faculty leaders and gamers about the way it feels to be part of this celebration.

“It’s a stupendous celebration. To return again to Augusta and signify one thing greater than us, it’s been a stupendous celebration,” mentioned Head Males’s Coach Jerry Hunter.

Senior Amauri Tillman mentioned: “I really feel prefer it’s a chance for us to all get entangled with the group and meet among the followers and other people which have been supporting us from afar.”

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As they rolled down the road and greeted parade watchers, they mirrored on their onerous work this season.

Senior Khalon Hudson mentioned: “It takes quite a bit to return to again, and everyone ought to know that. It was very onerous for us to get again up to now.”

Tillman mentioned: “It doesn’t matter what rankings or folks say, we will be the perfect at something we put our minds to and work onerous at.”

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Assistant Coach Ethan Taylor says it’s greater than simply basketball at Westside.

“It’s about our student-athletes and instructing them methods to be higher males on and off the court docket”.

Gamers additionally hope to deliver extra consideration to basketball in Augusta and depart a legacy others can keep on.

Hudson mentioned: “It’s a metropolis stuffed with champions, and we now have a number of expertise that will get missed. This could present the youthful youngsters if they’ll do it, we will do it.”

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day and galvanizing the following technology.

Hunter mentioned: “The long run seems to be good. The long run seems to be good. We’ve got a younger group, three freshmen, two sophomores, and two juniors, so the long run seems to be actual good.”

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