Battle of "Aidans" goes well

There are many people named “Aidan.” Some of their names are spelled differently, but they all claim to be some name pronounced “AY-den.” They decided to settle who the best Aidan was by competing in a series of games held in the main gym as a pre-season game for the upcoming spirit week held on February 29th.

“I’ve really enjoyed the games. I don't have to waste time making up spirit week games; it’s free student entertainment,” said Mr Brooks Nevrly.

The first of these games was a simple game of red light/green light. Contestants had to attempt to cross the gym while the light was green and had to stop when the light turned red. Aydin Provost was the first out, spraining his ankle after making a hard stop. 

“I have been dealing with ankle issues for the last four years,” he said. “Of course my ankle would give out when I needed it the most.” 

The second elimination round was put to a vote. Contestants had to vote someone out of the games; Normally this is a backstabbing game and meant to cause controversy among the contestants, but since Aiden Correa had to make his shift at Little Caesars, he told everybody to vote him out. This resignation eased some of the tensions that were created through the nature of this challenge; while they wanted to win, no one wanted to deal with voting a fellow Aidan out.

“I think that it is extremely important that the guys get to compete against each other, as it creates a sense of dominance unlike any other school,” said Mr. Scott Tabernacki when asked about the intensity of the competition.

Next, contestants were tasked with carving shapes out of cookies. If somebody messed up the shape, they were eliminated. Aidan McGovern finished first, and his octagon cookie was extremely detailed. However, the pressure got to Aiden Gnatt and Shaughnessy. Gnatt was tasked with making a T-Rex and failed while trying to make the arms. Shaughnessy was given a triangle, However, he tripped and fell, which caused the cookie to break apart. Coach Minogue, a spectator, started to get a strong sense of nostalgia. Minogue said that the competition, “Reminds me of when you needed to fight in preliminary matches to get to Fight Night. I remember kids would box each other at lunchtime just to compete in Fight Night.” 

  As games wound down, Aidans were slowly eliminated. The final two were Aidan McGovern and Aiden Sauseda. The final game was musical chairs. McGovern won pionering the meta box-out move which will be proven effective during Spirit Week. 

“It really means a lot to be here. All of us went through a lot to compete. I am happy that I was able to come out on top,” said McGovern after winning. 

 McGovern was recognized as the champion of the Aidans. The Merchant congratulates him on his success.

Stay tuned for next year on February 29th when the Jack games begin.