Backcourt Battle: An Up2U Character Education Adventure
Freeman leaped for a lay up Jamere hacked his shoulder The whistle blew as the ball fell through the net Number two said the ref indicating a foul on Jamere Freeman made the foul shot 53 48 Coach called a time out Settle down Jamere he said Jamere saw Kyle staring at him Don't waste that lead Kyle said sternly Shut it Kyle Coach said Relax Jamere And Derek give him some help bringing up the ball Because Freeman will eat him alive Kyle said Coach glared at Kyle I shut Freeman down all day Kyle said Now Jamere goes in there and chokes Hector gave Jamere a light punch on the shoulder Ignore the noise he said
Jamere made the inbounds pass this time bouncing the ball to Derek Freeman stayed close as Jamere ran up the court Get away from this guy Jamere thought Shake him Jamere cut to the corner Then he ran along the baseline under the basket Freeman mirrored every step Derek was in trouble with two Westwood players hounding him Jamere looped around behind Derek and yelled for the ball Derek ducked low and bounced the ball Jamere grabbed it The whistle blew again Back court said the ref reaching for the basketball Jamere had stepped over the midcourt line Wake up Kyle yelled from the bench Jamere gulped and looked at the clock 0 46 Where was Freeman Jamere darted toward him No open shots he thought
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
