It was a star-studded affair last Thursday evening as the Harlem Wizards took on the DeKalb Superstars at the DeKalb Middle School gym. The event was a fundraiser for DeKalb Middle School, and featured DeKalb County School teachers, principals, SROs, and community leaders going up against the Wizards.
The event featured a variety of fun interactive extras to complement the Wizards' dazzling demonstration of hoops artistry: Pregame "Wiz Kids" warm-up, contests, comedy, awesome slam dunks, audience participation, merchandise giveaways, and more. The game concluded with the Wizards' signature dance celebration.
Founded in 1962, the Wizards have played over 15,000 games throughout the US that have raised over $25 million for schools and charitable causes. The Wizards have also played in over 25 foreign countries on six continents.
The announcer for the event was Chris Moore, while Josh Agee and Kennedy Agee served as referees. Kennedy also performed the National Anthem. The clock keeper was Jeremy Haas.
Heading up the roster for the DeKalb Superstars was DeKalb Fire Chief Donny Green, aka the Green Giant, DeKalb County Mayor Matt “Baby Face” Adcock, Smithville Mayor Josh “The Mayor” Miller, State Representative Michael “Hot Wheels” Hale, Juvenile Court Judge Brandon “The Judge” Cox, Smithville Elementary Tilly “Lil Til” Dodson, NES Principal Angela “Slam Dunk” Johnson, DWS Assistant Principal Seth “The Sheriff” Willoughby, DMS Principal Caleb “Centertown” Shehane, DCHS Assistant Principal Thomas “The Coach” Cagle, Dailey and Vincent’s Darrin “Baldy” Vincent, Property Assessor Shannon “Big Daddy” Cantrell, First Bank’s Casey “SugarBear” Midgett, DMS Teacher Justin “Nokes Approach” Nokes, DMS SRO Joseph “The Enforcer” Carroll, DWS SRO Billy “Mayberry” Tiner, DCHS SRO Chris “Mac Attack” McMillan, NES SRO Joe “Packman” Pack, Sign Interpreter Rochelle “Hot Hands” Davis, NES Teacher Trey “Trey Shon” Jones, and Impact PT Casey “Doodles” Agee.
DMS wants to thank their sponsors for the fundraiser: DeKalb County School Director Patrick Cripps and School Board, DeKalb County Smithville Chamber of Commerce, Smithville Police Department, DeKalb EMS, Smithville Church of God, DeKalb Middle School Jr. Beta and Student Council, DTC, Wilson Bank, First Bank, Liberty State Bank, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Good Health Family Clinic, Impact PT, Hywater Title, Shannon Cantrell, DeKalb Title, Tramel CPA Group, Swallows Insurance Agency, Bradley Locke DeKalb Farm Bureau, The Rogers Group, Mallory Pfingstler State Farm, Halliburton Fence, Domino's, KFC Taco Bell, and STAR Mfg.
