Harlem Wizards "Air Jamaica" Dexton Williamson and "King Arthur" Arthur Lewis take the course at Northeastern High School Tuesday. The Harlem Wizards played a team of district faculty as part of a fundraiser for Orendorf Elementary's Parent Teacher Organization. (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- KATE PENN)
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Scanning the bleachers at the Northeastern High School gym Tuesday for an audience volunteer, one of the Harlem Wizards basketball players scooped up a 9-year-old boy from his seat and trotted toward center court.

After having some fun with the crowd, "Swoop" Dwayne Simpson lifted the boy -- Mount Wolf Elementary third-grader William Gerber -- until he was almost level with the basket, and William finally got the dunk after several tries.

For that, the boy got a Harlem Wizards basketball and baseball cap.

The Harlem Wizards basketball team -- comprised of former Division I college basketball and professional players with nicknames like "Air Jamaica" and "Superjam" -- visited

Jennifer Grove-Nguyen of Mount Wolf danced with Harlem Wizard "Swoop" Dwayne Simpson during a fundraiser at Northeastern High School Tuesday evening. (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- KATE PENN)
Manchester to play the "Bouncing Bobcats," a team of district faculty, in the high school gym.

The event was a fundraiser for Orendorf Elementary's Parent Teacher Organization.

The game really was more of a show, and people appeared to enjoy it, laughing and cheering at the players' antics and jokes.

During the game, the Wizards often jogged along as if not working all that hard but still blowing right by the Bobcat faculty.

"It's fun," said Wendy "Nothinbuthairnet" Garman, a lunch aide at Mount Wolf Elementary who wore an orange hairnet and her nickname on her jersey.

"They're good with their tricks," she said of the Wizards' skills with the ball, adding "they're great guys."

One of the taller Bobcats, physical education teacher Rusty McCollum, said he played college basketball for St. Andrew's. He, too, appreciated the Wizards' skill and athleticism, and how they found a use for it after finishing college.

"It's fantastic that they find a way to do what they love and to entertain," McCollum said of the Wizards' players.

Orendorf Principal Todd Monos said assembling a team was easy and having Wizards players visit the school Tuesday generated a great deal of enthusiasm

"Tomohawk" Timothy TJ Stukes high-fives 3-year-old Cohen Reisinger of Mount Wolf after Cohen passes Stukes the ball before the Harlem Wizards played the Northeastern School District staff at Northeastern High School Tuesday evening. (YORK DAILY RECORD/SUNDAY NEWS -- KATE PENN)
among students. The district also had hosted the Wizards two years ago.

"We knew it would be a hit," Monos said.