Degrassi // Season 1

Basketball Diaries: Part 3

Scene VIII

Sean: What happened to Ashley?

Lily: Liberty! We're on.

J.T.: She's doing a great job.

Sean: This is just sad.

Liberty: Um... Welcome to Degrassi's special pre-game announcements. Today the Degrassi Panthers start a whole new reason- season of basket... ball- basketball by biting Earl Grey. You can run but you can't hide, Earl Grey. The prowl is on the Panthers... The Panthers are on the prowl! This has been Liberty Van Zandt filling in for Ashley Kerwin.

Paige: (laughs) More like Loser Van Zandt. Good job, Ash. I'm impressed. You totally set her up.

Scene IX

Sean: Somebody had a nutritious breakfast.

Jimmy: Yup. Toast, cheese, eggs, bacon. Solid protein. Love protein. Brain food, man. Brain food.

Mr. Armstrong: Alright. How you guys doing? Are you pumped? Huh?

Jimmy: You know it, Coach. You know it!

Spinner: Come on, Jimmy! Show them what you got! Come on! Start this game! Come on! What's wrong with all of you? C'mon!

Sean: Jimmy, pass the ball. Jimmy!

Spinner: Come on, come on, what are you doing? Come on!

Sean: Pass the ball!

Spinner: Oh, yeah!

Announcer: Degrassi leads, 3-0.

Lily: Not bad for your first time. Wanna head over to the gym?

Student: That's her. Oh, my God. That's so funny.

Lily: Liberty!

Spinner: Go, Jimmy! You're the man! Yeah! Come on. Go, Jimmy! Go, Jimmy! Go! Go! Go, Jimmy!

Sean: Pass the ball.

Mr. Armstrong: Gavin. You're team manager, not our head cheerleader.

Spinner: C'mon, Coach! I was just giving Jimmy some mortal support.

Mr. Armstrong: Moral support. You wanna show your support? Clean up this bench. Bring it in, guys. Good job, good job. Halftime conference in the locker room. Let's go.

Spinner: Jimmy.

Announcer: Halftime, 22 to 24, Degrassi.

Scene X

(Liberty crying)

Ashley: Liberty? I know you're in here. Liberty, come on.

Liberty: What do you want?

Ashley: I just want to talk to you.

Liberty: Why? To tell me I was horrible? Thanks, I already figured it out.

Ashley: You weren't great, but you weren't completely horrible.

Liberty: I wasn't?

Ashley: No, you just need a few pointers. I've got a plan. Trust me on this.

Mr. Armstrong: Listen up. We're in the lead. Stay with your man, keep up the pace, play like a team. You hearing me, Jimmy?

Jimmy: Loud and clear, Coach A. Loud and clear!

Spinner: Yo, Degrassi! Who here needs some halftime entertainment?

(cheering)

Spinner: I hear you, brothers and sisters! Goodnight, Degrassi!

Mr. Raditch: What were you thinking?

Spinner: I dunno. It was funny.

Mr. Raditch: Funny? It wasn't funny. It made us look like idiots.

Spinner: But, Mr. Raditch-

Mr. Raditch: Sit down! First, no extra-curricular activities until the end of the semester.

Spinner: What?! But, Mr. Raditch—

Mr. Raditch: No discussion. Consider yourself lucky. I could suspend you for this.

Spinner: But, sir, it's- it's medical!

Mr. Raditch: Gavin. You've been taking Ritalin for two years now. You know what happens when you miss a pill. Unless there's some other explanation.

Spinner: I- I forgot. Okay?

Mr. Raditch: Fine. But you won't forget again. Because you'll be taking your pills in front of my secretary.

Spinner: What? But Mr. Raditch-

Mr. Raditch: Three times a day. Mrs Smith? Can you come in here, please? I want you to bring Mr. Mason's file.

Scene XI

Sean: Jimmy, pass the ball! I'm open! Pass it-

Jimmy: Sean, pass the ball! Sean, I'm open! Sean! Yeah! Who's the man? That's what I'm talking about!

Mr. Armstrong: Sean, you okay? Is it your ankle? I want you to wiggle your toes for me.

Announcer: Degrassi wins! 39-37.

J.T.: Degrassi rules.

Toby: I bet we go all the way to regionals.

Emma: What was up with that Jimmy guy out there? He was like a lunatic.

J.T.: Sports are not for the weak of heart.

Emma: Like you'd know. And besides, that doesn't mean you get to injure people.

Manny: Oh, no.

Liberty: Way to go, Degrassi! Our team just kicked some serious Earl Grey butt.

J.T.: Liberty said "butt"?

Liberty: Just before the buzzer, we scored an awesome 3-pointer, winning the game 39-37.

Manny: She's actually doing okay.

Liberty: Panthers, you're off to a sensational start. This is Liberty Van Zandt wrapping up today's special video coverage. Thank you.

Ashley: See? It's not so hard. The trick is to remain calm, cool, and sure of yourself. You're pretty good at that already.

Liberty: Thank you, Ashley.

Ashley: And you'll be even better when you read the announcements again. Next year. After I graduate.

Scene XII

Jimmy: Yo, good game, good game.

Mr. Armstrong: Jimmy. Can I talk to you for a sec? It's about this afternoon, out on the court.

Jimmy: I know! 12 points, plus the game point. It's the best I've ever played.

Mr. Armstrong: In terms of scoring, yes. But you showboated, you ball hogged, you blew plays. You weren't a team player.

Jimmy: I know.

Mr. Armstrong: But you know what worries me? Is what you did to Sean. You know you almost broke his ankle out there?

Jimmy: That was an accident.

Mr. Armstrong: Accident? Come on, Jimmy. You fouled your own player. Deliberately. You know we have a zero tolerance policy for violence.

Jimmy: It was stupid. It'll never happen again. I promise

Mr. Armstrong: I can't take that chance. Sorry, Jimmy. You're cut.