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 3rd 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 3rd 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 4th 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 4th 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!
