 In the 2007-2008 school year, the Varsity basketball team welcomed Mbai Goto Olivier, David Keyba Baroum, and Ali Abdou Djim from the war-torn nation of Chad.Before the VHSL season began, all three had committed to Division 1-A schools, with Olivier headed to Clemson, Djim to attend Duquesne University, and Baroum to play for La Salle.The Varsity Basketball team (30-2),coached by Bethel's Dean of Boys Craig Brehon, came up just short of the VHSL state championship title against T.C.