Twin Bolton

Chapter Thirty-Two: Championship Dread

Tony's POV

I breath heavily as I ruffle my hair and look at my brother, I huff as this game is big for us...NBA reps are everywhere..this could be it

And I'm still stuck

"Let's get this done" I say in a determined voice

Troy passes me the ball and I dribble down the court with Troy now next to me and Chad on his other side, I glance up at the score and we're getting pummeled right now

I sigh as I look around me and do a no look pass to one of my teammates before moving to the basket, I see Troy get the ball and passes to Jason who fumbles the ball and it goes into a Knights players hands

I sigh and race up court and go to block the lay up but I miss and stumble a bit, I huff frustratedly and inbound the ball to Troy who races up court but soon he's doubled

He passes to me and I box out defenders as I make my way to the hoop, I see a Chad in the corner and pass to him as I'm knocked out of bounds and the buzzer goes to complete the second quarter

I groan and smack the floor as I get up, I look to the stands and see Sharpay and Gabriella looking at me worriedly but I kiss my two fingers and point to them as I make my way to the locker room

I sigh and open my locker to grab my lucky ring with Sharpay and Gabriella's initials in it, Gabriella got it for me at the beginning of the year after we took Sharpay out

I sigh as I look at it with a smile and put it on my pointer finger and close my locker as my father stares at us sadly

This is our last game of our high school career....the state championship, we can't lose we just can't

"Alright....no more X's and O's ok....forget about the scoreboard...cause here's a number that matters...16...there's 16 minutes left in the game guys...16 minute left in the season...and for the seniors on this squad...guys....you've only got 16 minutes left in that wildcats uniform....so make 'em count...16 minutes....be a team...Captains" My father says before leaving

I sigh as Chad, Troy and I all stand in front of the wondering faces of our teammates, I sigh as I shake my head

"Alright....hey guys...you heard coach, we're all gonna remember the next 16 minutes for the rest of our lives after we leave East High" Troy starts

"And that means we gotta focus on the goal at hand....forget all the trials and tribulations you faced outside the gym and connect mentally with us...we are one and we move as one" I say as I grab Troy's hand and he squeezes it a bit

"So it's now or never" Chad says determinedly

"What Team" I yell loudly

"WILDCATS" The team yells back and I continue yelling it with Chad joining in as we walk out of thr locker room and out to the court again

I shoot the ball from different parts of the court and prepare my shot as much as I can, I look to my girls who cheer for me happily

I point to my pointer finger and kiss my ring as I smile at them, they make hearts with their hands towards me and I make one back before locking back into the game

I do passing drills with Troy, Chad and other teammates as well, we walk to Coach and talk for a bit before breaking, I take my towel and ruffle my hair into it before tossing it aside as getting back in the court

I dribble over to the three point line and pass to Chad who shoots a three from the corner, I dap him up before racking down court and guarding my man

He tries to get past me and shoot a three as well but I blocked it and race down the court and throw a lop to Zeke who dunks it causing the crowd to go wild