Alicia Quarttrocchi, an eighth-grade cheerleader for Northern Lehigh, hugs her brother Kyle Schomp, a U.S. Army specialist home for the holidays from the Middle East. Schomp, a 2012 graduate from Northern Lehigh, surprised his sister before the boys basketball game, being announced as a special starter for the Bulldogs. BOB FORD/TIMES NEWS

Alicia Quarttrocchi, an 8th grade cheerleader for Northern Lehigh, reacts after being surprised by her brother Kyle Schomp, a U. S. Army specialist home for the holidays from the Middle East. Schomp, a 2012 graduate from Northern Lehigh, surprised his sister before the boys basketball, being announced as a special starter for the Bulldogs.

Kyle Schomp, a 2012 graduate from Northern Lehigh, enters the gym after being announced as a special starter at Thursday night’s basketball game. Schomp, a U.S. Army specialist home for the holidays from the Middle East, surprised his sister, Alicia Quarttrocchi, an 8th grade cheerleader for the Bulldogs.