Backcourt Battle: An Up2U Character Education Adventure
UP2U ADVENTURE CHARACTER EDUCATION BACKCOURT BATTLE by Rich Wallace illustrated by Chris King
CHAPTER 1 Ignore the Noise Jamere leaned forward He hadn't played at all but his hands were sweating His team clung to a narrow lead The fans cheered as Jamere's teammate Kyle tossed in a three point shot Fairfield led by five with two minutes left Hector nudged Jamere We're going to win Jamere forced a smile Kyle was playing a great game but it was hard for Jamere to be happy I should be out there he thought Jamere and Kyle had been rivals for a long time They'd pitched against each other in Little
League They'd also battled in YMCA soccer games When Coach Sanchez named Kyle the starting point guard Jamere almost dropped off the team But Jamere wasn't a quitter He kept working hard in practice Kyle nailed another three pointer Wow yelled Hector leaping to his feet The upset looked certain Jamere stood too The Westwood point guard raced up the court Kyle stayed close As the guard dribbled into the lane the Westwood center stepped up and set a hard screen Kyle smashed into him The shot went in as Kyle fell to the floor He grabbed his ankle letting out a yelp Kyle lay on the floor until Coach Sanchez helped him to his feet He hobbled to the bench and sneered Jamere Coach said Jamere gave Coach a puzzled look
