Home Team (2010)
Home Team
“Mr. Roberts yelled, and the change room became quiet.
“Congratulations on our sixth win of the season,” he said to accompanying hoots and hollers.
“That was a real team effort. We kept clawing our way back like cougars.”
“Or like Raptors!” Kia said.
“Or like Raptors,” Mr. Roberts said. “Either way, there was no quit in anybody, and we won the way we’ve won all year. Never quitting, never giving up and coming from behind to win at the end.”
It had been another nail-biter. A three-point win at the end after being down by ten points when there was less than ten minutes left. Somehow it was relaxing playing on a team where we weren’t supposed to win but kept winning. This win made us six and two for the season. Not a perfect year but way beyond where we should have been.
“This was a real team effort,” Mr. Roberts said again, “with efforts from every member of the team, including our newest member, Lailah.”
She got up and bowed, and people clapped and cheered.
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