It's just an incredible atmosphere, senior Rob Epifania said. It makes us play so much harder. St. Dominic escaped with a 66-63 overtime win. The players know precisely the amount of mayhem their fans can create, especially during a tight game in such a cramped gym, and they are not afraid to capitalize. Sometimes we'll go down the court and start waving our hands, Epifania said.
Noise fills the gym like a helium tank fills a balloon.
Just hope you're up 20 points when it does. It's like having another defender, Chaminade basketball coach Jim Quinn said. But the one unique thing to Chaminade is the pep band on the stage. During timeouts and between quarters, the 25 to 30 members incite the crowd with saxophones, trumpets and drums. All that noise forces coaches to improvise with hand and body signals when calling plays.