By Fiorella Gargiulo – Staff Reporter

Law hosted two Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games against Foran’s girls and boys basketball teams on January 24.

The Law and Foran girls teams played a back-and-forth game that Foran ultimately won 55-44. The Law and Foran boys teams also played a hard-fought game which Foran won 63-36.

“This game was a big improvement from our last rivalry game,” junior Captain Chloe Konareski said. “We prepared for them and anticipated their game plan, as well as mentally prepared for it.”

Rivalry games bring together fans and other students. Junior Captain Cameron Upchurch thinks that playing against their cross-town rivals invokes another level of gameplay to the court.

“Rivalry games differ from other games because they are more intense,” Upchurch said. “We have extra motivation, and the atmosphere is great with all the fans that are there.”

While the crosstown rivalry brings excitement to the Milford atmosphere, the meaning of the games is truly why Law and Foran come together to play.

“While there is a healthy sense of competition every time we play Foran, for moments in our Coaches vs. Cancer game, our differences are put aside and we focus on what is truly important—coming together to fight for something much bigger than us,” Assistant Boys Basketball Coach Mr. McPartland said.

The Coaches vs. Cancer games raised money cancer awareness. Fans wore pink and were encouraged to donate to the designated cause of the game.

“This year the funds raised between lunch wave collections and door collections the day of the event were over $450 and went to The Get in Touch Foundation, which teaches about breast health,” Assistant Girls Basketball Coach Ms. Morrissey said.

Law vs. Foran games are important to a lot of Law’s student athletes. Most students in Milford grew up playing with or against each other, so high school rivalry games are important, nostalgic, and exciting.

“Even though we lost to them this year, that feeling will help us be stronger next year when we face them again,” junior Taylor Coretti said. “Since some of us only play Foran two more times, we are going to play harder because we want to beat our rival school before moving on from high school.”