Ballin’ out

On Friday, Jan. 16, at Downey, junior Charles Smith tries to intercept a pass from the opposing team, Warren. Luna showed off his abilities and determination as well as other players.

Vivian Buenrostro, Co-Editor-in-Cheif
February 4, 2015

The Downey vs. Warren winter sports rivalry week came to a victorious end with a boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7 p.m., at home in the gym. The Vikings took the win with a final score of 58-51.

First time varsity player, Daniel Luna, 11, spoke about his excitement for the game after the Black Light Assembly-which is also the Winter Sports rally.

“I was hyped [for the game] because it was my first time,” Luna said. “I’ve been to Downey vs. Warren games before, but I’ve never been a part of it.”

Spirits were high and the stands were filled as expected for the classic cross town rivalry. Both teams came out strong as they began the game. Ending the first quarter with a tied score of 10-10, it was clear that neither team was going down without a fight.

“I really didn’t like how we played, but Warren played much better than we thought,” Luna said.

Vikings struggled to follow through in their plays and it showed as the second quarter came to an end with Warren on top: 23-19.

Halftime featured performances by cheer’s varsity Lady Vikings and the DHS dance team.

“I always look forward to basketball season because we cheer in front of a different crowd,” senior Perla Quesada said. “That and we miss cheering on Friday nights now that football season is over.”

As the boys commenced the third quarter, the audience increased their intensity in their chants. The start of the fourth quarter was looking up for the Vikings, 38-33, but the Bears weren’t far behind. The Vikings fought to keep their lead while Warren continued to play a game of “catch-up.”

Things heated up on the court between senior Justin Ayala and Justin Reyes from Warren. This resulted in a series of free throws for both teams due to the conflict. Although Warren showed potential with their three-point shots made consistently throughout the game, they still fell short by the end, with a final score of 58-51.

After the game, junior Yousif Alshekh tweeted, “It was ugly, but got the W against Warren.”

Winning against Warren gave Downey a good start in league and left them with eight more games left in their season.

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Vivian Buenrostro, Co-Editor-in-Cheif

Senior Vivian Buenrostro is not only a writer for The Downey Legend online newspaper, but has also taken on the responsibility of Co-Editor-In-Chief. Having been a part of the newspaper staff since her sophomore year, she has experience with the different positions and has even held the positions of Arts and Entertainment Section Editor and Song of the Week Editor. “Newspaper has been one awesome ride these past three years,” Buenrostro said. “I’ve learned skills that are applicable to everything and anything.” Although Co-Editor-In-Chief is a tough and tedious job, Buenrostro is ready to take on the challenge. Throughout this year on staff she hopes to build a close bond with all of the staff members and have productive deadlines.

When she is not running the staff or writing stories, Buenrostro enjoys jogs around her neighborhood, making healthy shakes and other concoctions, or swimming in the waves at Huntington Beach. “Time doesn’t really exist when I’m in the ocean,” Buenrostro said. Buenrostro also loves live music; she has been to various concerts including Young the Giant, Arctic Monkeys, and Walk the Moon. Buenrostro plans to graduate and attend an out of state school far from California. “As much as I love Downey High,” Buenrostro said, “I can’t wait to go to college in a new environment.” While away at college she hopes to major in biology and medicine to start her path towards her career goal of being a doctor. Buenrostro aims to make her final year at Downey High School rewarding in both her academics and her position on The Downey Legend staff.

Areli Dominguez, Co-Photo Editor

As her final year begins at Downey High School, Areli Dominguez, 17, joins Newspaper as a new-coming photographer. Her interest for photography started last year in Photojournalism and Yearbook and she has loved it ever since. “I like that you can show your own point of view,” Dominguez said. She learned a lot within Yearbook, but she knows that Newspaper will be different and new and hopefully a challenge. She knows that at times it may be difficult, but she is hard working and motivated. Her main goals for this year are to keep on task and be proud of her own work.

She moved to Downey in the fourth grade and has been here ever since. Dominguez likes to draw, sing and do photography. She has two dogs named Casper and Oreo, who she loves to play with and be around. She hopes to attend Long Beach Community College in the next fall semester, but is unsure of what she wants to major in. In 5 years from now she has high hopes of to start a new job, and have the same friends from high school and other aspects of her life. When it comes to her friends or family she has a very caring heart. “I am a trustworthy, whether it is big or small, I for sure won’t tell anybody,” Dominguez stated. In her spare time, she likes to listen to bachata and eat sour patches, which is her favorite candy. She does not play sports now but when she was younger she played volleyball and swim. Her role models are her parents because they struggled to makes things work. She hopes to achieve greatness this upcoming year.