Lions lend a hooping hand for the holidays

Lawrence High senior Jake Mosiman soars over junior Erik Parrish for a dunk on an 8-foot rim as 6-year-old Luke Lewis, son of LHS boys basketball coach Mike Lewis, watches, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway. The team gathered for some horsing around on the court before wrapping gifts for a family of four that the team has adopted for the holidays through Lawrence Family Promise.

Lawrence High sophomore Anthony Bonner snips away at some wrapping paper as he and his teammates — sophomore Sam Stephens, left, junior Anthony Riley and junior Isaiah Boldridge, partially obscured — ready gifts for a family they adopted through Lawrence Family Promise on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway.

Lawrence High’s boys basketball team gathered to wrap gifts for a good cause, having a good time themselves in the process, Thursday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2104 Bob Billings Parkway.

The Lions had adopted a local family of four through Lawrence Family Promise this holiday season. Players wrapped presents for the family and kept spirits bright on the church’s basketball court.