Eagles’ alumni games set
YOUNGSVILLE — The Youngsville boys and girls varsity teams played their final home games of their final seasons just last month.
But there is still one more night of basketball to be played in the gym at Youngsville High School.
Alumni from as far back as 1987 all the way up to the current crop of student athletes are scheduled to play during Youngsville’s annual alumni game at 6 p.m. Friday at Youngsville High School.
T-shirts will be available to purchase at the event and admission is by donation. Once again, the proceeds from donations will benefit the Gage Hendrickson Scholarship Fund. Hendrickson passed away after an automobile accident in January 2024 and is the school’s most recent 1,000-point scorer.
The action is scheduled to get underway at 6 p.m. with the male alumni from the years of 1987-2005 squaring off with the male alumni from the years of 2006-2016.
Following the opener, a girls alumni game will be contested between those who graduated between 1999 and 2010 and those who graduated in 2011 or later, along with members of the current Youngsville varsity girls team.
The night will conclude with a third game between male alumni from 2017-2024 and the current Youngsville boysbasketball varsity team.
Current rosters for each game are listed below:
GAME 1
Male Alumni (1987-2005) vs. Male Alumni (2006-2016)
1987-2005: Jim Kesterholt (Class of 1987), Troy Weissinger (1990), Aaron Dininny (2000), Allen Seybert (2001), Steve Rex (2001), Jeremy Blum (2001), Jamie Blum (2003), Brett VanGuilder (2003), Kurtis Walters (2003), Cale Crocker (2005), Brian Brown (2005)
2006-2016: Abe Kibbey (2006), Bob Edwards (2006), Steve Vincent (2007), Nate Reynolds (2008), Ryan Luther (2008), Josh Taydus (2014), James Frazier (2014), Zachary Sanford (2015), Dacoda Buchanan (2015), Trevor Flinn (2015), Travis McLaughlin (2016).
GAME 2
Female Alumni (1999-2010) vs. Female Alumni (2011-2024) & Varsity (2024-2025)
1999-2010: Mallary Myers (1999), Katie (Persing) Dininny (1999), Jennifer (Crawford) Cuzzola (2000), Casey (Walters) Wright (2000), Sara (Persing) Ulrich (2003), Danielle (Seybert) May (2003), Allison (Renwick) Kitchel (2004), Cassi (Dunn) Rockwell (2005), Leslie Lauffenburger (2008), Jada Swart (2008), Tawny Crocker (2008), Tessa (Walters) Ward (2009), Leslie Bailey (2010), Taylor Rulander (2010)
2011-2024; Varsity: Amber Fox (2012), Sadie Hoffman (2020), Madison Stevenson (2021), Olivia Darling (2023), Molly Helman (2024), Marissa VanGuilder (2024), Cassidy Britton (Varsity), Kennedy Allen (Varsity), Natalie Ross (Varsity), Kahlynne May (Varsity), Riley Robinault (Varsity), Maiah Konen-Smith (Varsity), Kaylee Lauffenburger (Varsity)
GAME 3
Male Alumni (2017-2024) vs. Male Varsity (2024-2025)
2017-2024: Brady Kesterholt (2017), Joe Frazier (2017), Braden Wilson (2018), Dean Proctor (2018), Owen Proctor (2020), Ethan Kesterholt (2021), Timber Bower (2021), Austin Peterson (2021), Waylon Moore (2024), Carson Chase (2024)
Varsity: Cash Moore, Christopher Edwards, Rylan Benton, Steven Rex, Collin Montgomery, Brayden Baker, Ethan Beers, Rodney Rowland