As It Happens6:06Rival teams ‘band’ together at state basketball championships in Kentucky
It was the regional semifinals of a high school men’s basketball game in Eastern Kentucky, and the game was tied 64-64. One side of the court at the Appalachian Wireless Arena was exploding with music, but the other side was silent.
Due to a bus driver shortage, the Martin County Cardinals had no band to cheer them on in the tense match against the Lawrence County Bulldogs.
But as the fourth quarter drew to a close, music suddenly erupted from Martin County’s side of the court.
Their rival team, Pike Central High School, was waiting to play
