The Tomboy

Chapter 22: Game Time!

Jade POV

I've been working nostop after school form 2:30-5:45 practicing for the game. My dad had just got back from his Business trip just in time for my game. I was getting ready. I put on my backer ball shorts and jersey and put on my schools sweatpants on. I grab my bag and went downstairs.

Chris: babe you ready?

Jade: yea let's go.

I was so nervous. The championship game is at college park. I've always wanted to go there. And it's going to be on national tv! I was so neverous. We fianlly got there and I saw Becky and Bree.

Jade: Hey guys!

Bree: hey!

Becky: are you ready for tonight?

Jade: yea kindof I'm ready just nervous....

Becky: you and me both!

Bree: I'm nervous to but I got to go. Do great!

Brianna leaved and went with the other cheerleaders. We went to the locker room and got ready our coach was giving us a pre game talk. It was fianlly time to go out and we all sat on the chairs when they started calling the starters. The tema did the normal the clapped there hands and stompped there feet. When they called my name...

??: eveybody get up and welcome the last starter for this game..... Number 20 Jade Jones!

Eveybody scream and I got up and clapped everybody's hand. I said hi to there coach and refs. We all hundled up and now it was my turn to talk.

Jade: ok I know this is surpising to all of us. who would have thought we would be here but we are now let's make the most of it ok. This is our last game of our season together this is the last game! We have to make it count! Even if we loss put there I just want us to have fun.... And now that this team is the best team I've even been on. We're not just friends on The court... Were friends off the court..... Now let go.

We all moved side to side screaming AH ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ahhhh! We do that before every game. He go to the court and shake all the starters hand. Then we get into postion. Becky looks at me and smiles and gets ready to start the game. The whistle blew and next thing you know the ball was in the air and Becky slapped the ball to me. I started dribbling it down the court. I got to the middle piont and yelled

Jade: kool-aid! Kool-aid!

Eveybody repeted and got into there positions for the kool-aid play. I passed the ball to Becky and she Drippiled and passed it to another player then I ran to the foul line and she passed me the ball and I shoot and scores. As we run to the other side of the court I had the point guard. I stood there waiting for her. She was drippling the ball so slow and low it was so easy for me to steal it.... So I went for it. Next thing you know I had the ball and I ran down the court so fast. But the girl coughs up with me. She pushed me down which was a bad foul. Then she tried to grab the ball from me. But then out of no were she yanked my head back. O hell no hoe! I slapped her acroos her face. They called a techanol on her and me. But I didn't give to shits! My coach wasn't mad either she saw what happned. As she was playing defense on me.... she had the nerve to reach in and trip me making me fall. She grabbed the ball and tried to make a basket but I got up and blocked it before she could. But then they called a foul on me like Tf! I was mad as Fxck! So I desided to to my serve move. I was walking to the middle and she was waiting for me. I gave my teammates the look and I screamed 5s. Everybody backed up to there positions as I was bout to make the move. I started driplimh faster and I ran to the side knowing the girl had went after to and The I stopped making her fall I stepped back and shooted and made the 3 pointer. She gave me a stank look but didn't care. I smirked at her and ran to the other side of the court. She got up and got the ball drippling it down the court. Then she shooted the ball but I blocked it yet again. The ball flew back and Becky caught it and I ran down the court as fast as I can. I hear the cheerleaders having a cheer off. Then I saw a ball coming my way. I grabbed it and make the easy 2 pointer. Then the girl tripped me out of no were. And they didn't call anything on her. These refs need some glasses! i feel on my bad ankle and I couldn't get up. Becky helped me up and I manes to walk to the bench. The lady helped me out and put ice on it. But It was fine. I was ready to go back into the game. I relized that the other team was winning now. I went to couch and she saw I was ready. She but me in with no hesitating. I got everything back in order and now we were winning. As Becky passed me the ball. I jumped and made it but then I came back to the ground and I fell on my bad ankle weird. I feel on the floor and heard the whistle blow. I couldn't get back up. They had to get crutches to get me up. They took me to the back room and put ice on it. Then I saw my dad and Trey come into the room.

Trey: are you ok?

Jade: yea I'm fine I just fell on it funny.

Dad: Jade you couldn't even get up! It might be broken......

Jade: dad it's fine! I will be back into the game in no time...

Trey: they trying to hurt you..... Cuz they know if they can get you out they have the game. You are the best on the team... With defense and ofencse.

Dad: you know that actually makes sense.....

Jade: yea it does.

Chris came in with Jenn Adam and Danny. Chris kissed me and told me I was doing great. I smiled but I know I needed to get back in there.

Jade: what's the score?

Danny: it's not good at all....

Jenn: it's really not....

Jade: what is it!

Chris: it's 45 to 23

Jade: what! I just leaved like 15 mintues ago!

Dad: well it's almost half time.

Jade: but we need to win this game! They need me!

Dad: but with you come back down on it hard you may not be able to play ever again!

Jade: that's a risk I'm willing to take for my team and my school.

After half time I was still in the same room. When Brianna came in.

Bree: OMG are you ok?

Jade: yea I think Ima be fine. Just after a while.....

Bree: they need you out there. There not doing to well....

Jade: so I heard.

Brianna looked at me weirs and went back into the game. By the end of the 3 quarter it was 68 to 45. I need to be out there. I got up and began walking out the door. I was going to at least try. I onto the court with eveybody giving me gasps. I can walk jog run and jump. That all I needed I should be fine. I ran to my team and they went over the play with me again. As the 4th quarter started the other team really did try to hurt me so they would win. Like damn that's low. But everything they tried eveything! But it was all oldest in tho book. We could up quickly till it was 88 to 85. There was 5 mintues leaved on the clock. I Becky made a basket bringing us up to 87. Then I stole the ball and made another 2 pointer so now we were up. (88-89) there was less then a mintue leaved on the clock. The girl who was messing with me was going to make the shoot. Not on my watch. I jumped up and blocked it. I heard so many screams. Becky grabbed the ball. And threw it. I ran down the court eveybody thought she was trying to make a half way shot but she actually passed it to me. I grabbed the ball and saw it was 4.7 seconds on the clock. I threw the ball making the basket as soon as the buster went off. Eveybody ran to me and hugged me tightly as the crowd clapped and clapped. I did it! We won the championship! I was so happy. My ankle was hurting but I payed it no attention. Everybody hugged me and they handed me the thophy making me MVP!!!! I mean i was the lead scorer.... I was the point gaurd..... I did hurt myself and I came back and turned the whole game around. I made so many blcoks and the winning shoot! Life is good with basketball. After the game we took showers and went back out with out family. I went out and got stopped by a lady.

??: hi umm Jade?

Jade: yes

??: hi I'm the basketball coach here at college park and we would love to have you here on the team. You should check us out.

Jade: ok thanks I will!

I was so happy! I always wanted to go to college park and I might actually have a chance!!!!! Yay! I went out the hallway a saw my family with Chris and his mom and my buddies. I walked to then giving eveyone of them a big hug.

Dad: come on!

Jade: were are we going?

Trey: were celebrating!

Jade: umm ok. But tomorrow I have to meet with the team. Couch is taking us for breakfeast..... She said since we made it this far she was going to treat us to dinner.

Adam: ard well let's go!

Danny: were are we going?

Chris: I was thinking red lobster?

Jenn: OMG I love it there!

Bree: YUM!!!

Jade: I love red lobster!

Chris: (laughing) I know!