Championship Games '09

Championship Game ‘09

It was a sunny afternoon in the barrio of Rasig. People are busy preparing for something.  Something that only happens once a year.  Kids and adults are very excited for the event.  It is a Basketball Championship battle between I, Onyok, Jake, Bau, Ecs and the rest of the Blue Team against Ian, Rodnick, Enzo, Rich , Rainer and the rest of the Black team.  The time has come.  We already went in the court and people are cheering for their bets.  Blue Team’s center, I am going for the tip off against Black Team’s center player, Rodnick.  The whistle has blown, the ball was tossed, and Charles got the ball and immediately passed it to Jake, the point guard of the team.  He was heavily guarded by the point guard of the Black Team, Ian, who is also the captain of their team.  Jake passed Ian’s defense and immediately took the shot.  The ball didn’t go and Jake said “Wala, kunin nyu ang rebound!”. Coming from nowhere, Onyok strongly grabbed the rebound, alley-oops it and got the point and Blue team is up 2-0.  The game continued till the first half is done. The score is 45-42 in favour of the Blue team.  During the 3^rd quarter the Black team scored three consecutive three-pointers and because of that the score is in favour of the Black team, 45-51.  I saw my co-team mates very tired and they are like losing hope in winning the game so I told them that “Wag tayong susuko! 6 points lang yan! Kaya pa yan.  Tiwala lang. Matatalo rin naten yan!”.  When the 3^rd quarter was ended, the score is 59-61 in favour of the Black team.  The game continued and the time is down to the last 30 seconds of the 4^th quarter.  Black team is still in the lead, 77-80.  The ball possession was ours.  Ecs will be inbounding the ball.  He is so nervous.  Ecs said, “Lapit kayo! Kalas kayo sa mga bantay nyu!” and so we did. Ecs looked for Bau in the three point lane and passed it to him. Ecs said, “Tira!” and so Bau aimed for the three pointer.  The ball went to the ring and was shot. The score is now tied, 80-80.  25 seconds left in the 4^th quarter and Rainer passed the ball to Ian and Ian said, “Ubos oras lang!”.  I guarded Ian tightly and I was able to steal the ball from his hands.  10 seconds left, I run towards the basket and aimed for the layup.  I did not succed to shoot that layup but I was fouled by Ian. Only 3 seconds left then when I took my two free-throws.  My first attempt did not go in.  So the score is still tied 80-80.  When it is already my last free-throw to take, I am very nervous.  I even heard the audience shouting, “Wala yan!” but I said to myself, “Kailangan kong ma i-shoot itong bolang to dahil dito nakasalalay ang team.”  After that, I focused to the basket and shoot my last remaining free throw.  The free-throw was good, it went in and we are up by a single point, 81-80.  And the whistle has blown, we won the Basketball game, we are the ‘09’s Basketball Chapions! Everybody is very happy. And from then on, I became a mini-star in our barangay because of that winning shot of mine.  THE END!