Former Boise State basketball players helping community amid pandemic

Former Boise State basketball players helping community amid pandemic

TWO FORMER BOISESTATE BASKETBALLPLAYERS TURNEDBUSINESSMEN AREGIVING BACK TO THECOMMUNITY THEYLOVE DURING THEPANDEMIC.

TEAMINGUP TO DELIVER FOODIN TIMES OF NEED.SIX ON YOUR SIDE'SJESSICA TAYLORSHOWS US THEIRCOLLABORATION ONTONIGHTS 'WE'REOPEN' REPORT.JESSICA: MARKSANCHEZ AND MATTBAUSCHER TOOKTHEIR TALENTS OFFTHE COURT.

ONEOWNING ASUCCESSFUL REALESTATE COMPANY,THE OTHER CO-OWNING ASUCCESSFUL PIZZAGRILL.

ONE THINGSTILL PIVOTAL TOTHEIR LIVES AFTERWRAPPING UP THEIRBASKETBALLCAREERS.

ISTEAMWORK.WHEN THE TIMES GETTOUGH.

MATTBAUSCHER ANDMARK SANCHEZ.GET TO WORK."IT'S A SCARY TIMEFOR SURE FOR ANYBUSINESS OWNER,""WE'RE BEINGCREATIVE, WE'REDOING FACETIMESHOWINGS, WE'REDOING EVERYTHINGWE POSSIBLE CANMARK AND MATTPLAYED BASKETBALLTOGETHER AT BOISESTATE.

THENABROAD.

THEIRPATHS KEPT LININGUP.

ANDEVENTUALLYBRINGING THEMBOTH BACK TOBOISE.

RAISINGFAMILIES ANDBUSINESSES JUSTMILES APART."OUR DAUGHTERSARE THE SAME AGE,OUR SONS ARE THESAME AGE" "IT'SMORE OF JUST LIKEBEYOND FRIENDSHIPITS MORE LIKE FAMILYFOR US"WHEN THE PANDEMICHIT.

THE TWOTEAMED BACK UP.OFF THE COURT."I KNEW THAT HE HADMY BACK AND I HADHIS, AND OUR WHOLEIDEA TOGETHER WASHOW CAN WE FIND AWAY TO IMPACT THECOMMUNITY AND LETTHEM KNOW WE'REHERE FOR THEMTHEY'RE DELIVERINGPIZZAS FROM MARK'SBUSINESS.

TO ALLOF MATT'S REALESTATE CLIENTS.AND MORE PEOPLE INNEED."WE FED WALMARTLASTWEEN, 50 PIZZATHERE, WE DID ANOLD PERSON HOMEUP THE ROADFROM,.

WE'VE GOTSAINT ALPHONUSTODAY"MATT'S ALSO GIVINGGIFT CARDS TO HISCLIENTS WITHDIFFERENT BOISERESTAURANTS"WE'VE SENT OUT 600EMAILS AND I THINKWE'VE GIVEN OUT ALITTLE OVER 100THE TWO AREAPPLYING THE WORKETHIC AND GRINDTHEY LEARNEDPLAYING BASKETBALLTO RAISE UP THECOMMUNITY AROUNDTHEM."EVERY DAY INSPORTS ANDSITUATIONS YOUFACE ADVERSITY,THERE'S TIMESWHERE YOU GETKNOCKED DOWN, THEODDS ARE AGAINSTYOU, YOUR BACKSARE AGAINST THEWALL, AND YOU FINDA WAY TO COME OUTOF THOSESITUATION.

ANDRIGHT NOW THAT'SWHAT IT IS"JESSICA: GROWLER'SIS STILL OPEN FORBUSINESS.

YOU CANCALL IN A PIZZADELIVERY FROMANYWHERE.

THEY'REOPEN MONDAYTHROUGH SATURDAYAND THEIR HOURSARE ON OURWEBSITE.

YOU CANALSO REACH OUT TOMATT BAUSCHER ONSOCIAL MEDIA.REPORTING IN BOISEJESSICA TAYLOR SIXON YOUR SIDE.HERE'S A LIVE LOOK