The varsity boys basketball team battled to stay with the East View Patriots in their bi-district playoff matchup at Cedar Ridge on Monday. After building a six-point lead after one quarter and a 10-point halftime margin, the Patriots kicked in the afterburners in the third quarter—scoring 20 points to build a nearly insurmountable 21-point lead. Despite the tough loss, junior point guard Finn Corrigan said that the team should be proud of its 2022-2023 season. “We were second in district, beat LBJ once, and we made the playoffs,” Corrigan said. “[It was] 100% better than last year, where we were the fifth seed in district and didn't make the playoffs. Obviously we definitely could have done way better, but it was definitely an improvement from last year." The team will have a very different roster in 2023-2024 with seven seniors graduating. Corrigan said he is already looking forward to putting in the work to built on what the team accomplished this season. "Personally, I'm just ...