Two Wall Basketball Players Break 1,000-Point Mark

By Ryan Sy

    In the space of 10 days, two Wall High School senior basketball players etched their names in the all-time record books.
    Lauren Karabin and Stephen Geis entered an elite club this season when they scored their 1,000th points. Karabin joins seven other girls to score 1,000 points, a list which includes her head coach Mrs. Colleen Wisher. Geis joins 10 other boys to have achieved the milestone at Wall.  
    “It is cool because that banner is never going to leave,” Karabin said. “Cool because Coach [Wisher] is up there.”
    Even though Karabin scored her 1,000th point, she began playing basketball just to stay in shape. Her main focus is soccer and that is what she is going to play in college. Even though her beginning goal was to stay in shape for her primary sport, she thrived as a basketball player and joins a select group of girls basketball players.
   “She came in as a young self-conscious freshman and grew into a confident senior leader,” Coach Wisher said. “It is an honor to have her on the banner with me.”
  Karabin surpassed the millenium mark in a game on Mon., Jan. 29, against Ocean. Wall won the game 55-24.
Geis achieved his feat in a game on Fri., Jan 19, against Freehold Borough. Unfortunately, Wall lost by a score of 60-49.
  “He came in as a pass-first guard and now leads the state in scoring,” said boys coach Mr. Matthew Kukoda, about his player who has scored 700 points in 25 games this season for an average of 28 per game. “We talk about individual goals around team goals each season.”
  “I feel honored to be a member of the 1,000 point club at Wall High School and join many great Wall basketball alumni,” Geis said. “Working on my game for countless hours in the gym has helped me achieve this milestone.”