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![The JDS student section holds up “magic fingers” while the Lions were at the free throw line. This is a superstition which is believed to help the players make their free throws. Both sides of the crowd were going at it all night, which can both help and hurt each team. “Credit to [Berman], they have a big crowd,’ Cohen said. “Overall we were able to weather in and we did okay.”](https://lionstale.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-10.54.24-PM.png)
![Sophomore Shani Schwartz discusses defensive strategy with Senior captain Avital Friedman right before the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy Cougars bring the ball down the court. While the Lions played hard, Schwartz thought they could have improved on their overall communication in the 54-47 loss. “It was really hard to hear each other with everything going on [in terms of the crowd],” Schwartz said.](https://lionstale.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-31-at-10.53.20-PM.png)
