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==About==

Every year, the annual [[SCHS vs CHS Basketball Game]] occurs during [[Basketball]] season between rival high schools  [[Sage Creek High School]] and [[Carlsbad High School]].

[[2017]]’s game was the most notable thus far, going as far as to make national news. It was notable not for its gameplay or score, but rather because of the actions leading up to and especially during the game.

==Game==

The game ultimately ended in a loss of 60-65.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130002110/http://www.maxpreps.com/games/basketball-winter-16-17/carlsbad-vs-sage-creek/2-17-2017-alN54U1KqU6QCxkG9dF-Mg.htm]

==Controversy==

Almost every year the two rival schools played each other, students would take to Twitter to trash talk the other school, with far heavier criticism raining down on Sage Creek. 

In [[2016-2017]], tensions were especially high for two reasons:

1. This was the last year for the [[Class of 2017]], which was the first class to be split and ever had to choose between two high schools.

2. Sage Creek had become much more competitive and was finally at the same level playing field with [[Carlsbad High School]].

At this point, both schools were at each other and looking for any reason to snap.

Before the game, some CHS ASB members posted on Instagram that they had a "special surprise" planned for this game.

About three-quarters of the way into the game, Carlsbad high ASB students held up three "K" signs which at this point happened to come together. To onlookers, it appeared that the signs were intended to spell out "KKK" which quickly was posted to many stories and began to be shared on social media. 

Students circulated unconfirmed rumors that this was possibly the intended "surprise" but these were never confirmed. 

Images of the display ended up making national media, from Fox[https://web.archive.org/web/20181130065034/https://twitter.com/fox5sandiego/status/833572451585925120] to Barstool[https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/833848453398724610] and ultimately ended in a stain on all of CUSD.

Because of all the media attention and hostility, CHS announced their withdrawal from [[Battle of the Fans 2017]].

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