It was a great loss for Bishop Noll students and fans alike. The epic game between the Bishop Noll Warriors and the Park Tudor Panthers was one of the greatest games played in the history of Bishop Noll boys’ basketball teams. The score was constantly tied through most of the game. The student sections of both schools were screaming and hoping for victory. In the end, however, the Panthers gained the upper hand on the Warriors and won the game 43-42. The entire Bishop Noll section was completely silent for at least a couple of minutes. The basketball team was heartbroken from the loss, but their spirits, in spite of the defeat, were definitely not broken. In fact, the loss actually rejuvenated them and they vowed to return to Conseco Fieldhouse to claim the title of state champions. With Bowman now in Bishop Noll’s class, can they pull it off again?
Drew Trost, head coach of the Warriors basketball team, has high hopes for the team this year.
“I don’t want to focus on what we did last year,” said Trost.  “I do not want to compare this upcoming season to the great season last year because we have new players and new opponents to face, and those teams that we faced last year will be more prepared to face us again this year.”
With teams like Andrean, Bowman, North Judson, Valpo, and EC Central posing a great threat to this year’s success, Trost also stated that while the team has gotten a bit smaller, it has new strengths.
“We have many talented guards this year,” Trost explained, “so the team will be able to run the ball more and make the games more up-tempo.”
Senior John Dodson also commented on these new strengths.
“[We have] a lot of young players with talent. We have Dean [Danos] who transferred and [also] a lot of experience coming back from last year’s team.”
Ronnye Beamon, senior, also believes that the team can make it far this year. He believes that with the addition of Dean, the team will be able to put in smaller line-ups that will be fast enough to put pressure on other teams, he said.
“If we work harder than we did last year, I feel that we definitely have the ability to make it all happen again, but it’s definitely not going to be given to us. We are going to have to work hard and smart,” said Beamon.  “But we do have the weapons and the ability to go for another great run.”