Friday evening was a victorious night for Beavers Basketball. All five competing Ballard teams, Boys freshmen, boys JV, and boys Varsity as well as girls JV and Varsity, won in Bothell.

The girls Varsity won in an exciting last quarter 47 to 46. At the end of the game, senior Maddie Soukup got a big offensive rebound off of a missed free throw and was fouled on her shot. She then made both of her free throws to put Ballard up 3 points. Bothell hit a basket at the end to cut it to 1 points and Ballard held on for the win.

Next home game for the girls is Wednesday, Dec 15th against Inglemoor High School.

The final score for the boys Varsity was 59 to 50.

Next home game for the boys is Tuesday, Dec 14th against Inglemoor High School

In other BHS athletics news:

BHS enters second round of the screening process for a new head football coach.

BHS is currently in the phase of hiring a new head football coach. The job was advertised on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and Seattle Public School (SPS) websites for a month and received over 30 inquiries and 20 applications.

The applicants' coaching experiences range from pee-wee football to the NFL. The list of applicants has been narrowed down and BHS is currently in round two of the screening process.

Final interviews will be held Wednesday, Dec 22nd and will consist of a Football X’s & O’s Committee and a Culture Committee. The committees are made up of students, teachers, parents, BHS Athletic Booster Club, football coaches, former alumni players, the principal, and the athletic director.

BHS is hoping to have a new coach by the new year.