Backcourt Battle: An Up2U Character Education Adventure
Freeman was quick and he knew how to get clear Jamere shadowed him Freeman dodged left and stepped to the right He took a quick pass before Jamere could recover The three point shot rippled through the net Fairfield's lead was only two points And now Jamere had to bring the ball up again Derek passed Jamere pivoted Freeman poked the ball away Jamere recovered the ball and elbowed Freeman Step up and do something good he told himself He dribbled hard Passed to Derek Slipped away from Freeman and took a return pass Jamere passed to one of the forwards The shot glanced off the rim Westwood grabbed the rebound and called a time out Tight defense Coach said as the team gathered around him They'll be looking for
Freeman He pointed to Jamere Don't Leave Him Alone Sixteen seconds A basket would force overtime A three pointer meant a loss Jamere chased Freeman The same play unfolded that knocked Kyle to the floor Bam Jamere stumbled backward as he ran into the Westwood center He watched in horror as Freeman unleashed a jumper from behind the arc The ball bounced off the rim and fell to the side Jamere let out a sigh of relief The horn blew Game over Why didn't it feel like a win
CHAPTER 2 Bye Bye Jamere walked slowly toward the locker room His teammates celebrated around him That was tough Hector said He fell into step next to Jamere Coming in ice cold off the bench in a tight game Jamere shook his head Freeman made me look bad Hector shrugged We won You made a difference Not much Jamere replied He sat on the bench in front of his locker He took off his jersey Barely even sweaty he said folding the shirt 12
Coach Sanchez gave his usual postgame speech We hung on We beat a good team But we have a lot of work to do Always work to do Hector whispered Jamere looked around Where's Kyle His parents took him to get an X ray Derek said That ankle was really swollen He might be out of action Jamere thought Does that make me the point guard Coach answered that question before Jamere could ask it Expect to start in Thursday's game he told Jamere You did all right tonight But you need to think more Be aware Hector joked around on the walk home Jamere stayed quiet We're tied for first Today's win did it Hector said trying to cheer up his friend Maybe I'll play if Kyle is out Hector continued You've been saying all season that you should be starting Now you can prove it
