Cleam JAKE MADDOX WILLY WILDCAT COACH T TREY DANIEL DWAYNE ISAAC PJ Athlete Highlight Trey Smith Trey Smith is the Wildcats team captain His free throw accuracy is amazing but his rebound ability is lacking He has lots of passion on the court To beat Trey a team needs to get to him emotionally
Chapter 1 SMITH SMITHEREENS On the last weekend of the summer a banner hung across the gate at the entrance to Harding County Park just outside of Westfield The big sign read Smith Family Reunion Just past the gate dozens of cars were parked in the lot There were sedans new and old station wagons covered in bumper stickers SUVs some shiny some covered in mud And just past the lot near the picnic tables cousins Trey and Pete Smith were leaning back on
their bench Each boy was holding a paper cup They were taking a break from their basketball game Ready eighth grader Trey asked He crushed his paper cup in his hand then threw it into a nearby garbage can Two points Pete who was in sixth grade took a long drink from his own cup Ahh he said Grandma's lemonade is so good Then he jumped up crushed his cup and shot it toward the garbage can It went in I'm ready Pete said Together the two boys walked out of the shade and headed over to the basketball courts Most of the other Smith family boys and several of the girls were hanging around Some were just watching but others were taking some shots
