The Power Rangers rarely, if ever, have been defeated by their opposition, and Friday night was no different…kind of.
In the annual Lipscomb dodgeball tournament (this year’s theme being the pirate-influenced “Jolly Dodger”), Team “Power Rangers” defeated “Lipscomb Volleyball” in an epic championship held in the Fanning Hall courtyard Friday night.
Senior Ben Ashley explained what was going through his head during the final one-on-one showdown.
“Honestly, I was just thinking, ‘This is the end, this is it. But after it’s all over, I’m still going to have a blast because we’re all friends’,” Ashley said.
Part of the show included the teams’ theme and costumes. Sophomore Cedric Duncan explains how they came up with the idea for Power Rangers.
“We had several ideas at first,” Duncan said. “Husband Housewives was the original one, but decided to go with the Power Rangers.”
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En route to their championship, they beat the defending champions, “Team Belmont.”
“Everybody wanted us to beat them, so it felt great to come out on top,” Duncan added.
However, the fun didn’t stop there. Since it was Halloween, students had the chance to win $100 for the best costume.
Via crowd vote, the winner was a student dressed as Batman.
While the competition was fierce, many teams like the Power Rangers were in the tournament to have fun and entertain the crowd.
“We had a plan up until the second round, but we weren’t thinking in terms of championship,” Ashley said. “We just wanted to put on a good show.”
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