Basketball Descriptive Writing

I tumbled out of bed with a sense of excitement mixed with traces of anxiety. Today was the day where my team would travel to Austin, to compete for a spot in the state basketball championship. Since October, my teammates and I had worked especially hard during the season to get to where we were, and we weren’t about to stop. That morning I woke feeling the day would be invigorating yet stressful, but I would never have expected what was to really happen that fateful day. I grabbed my suitcase and rushed down the stairs into the kitchen. I could smell the aroma of pancakes with hot syrup drizzling down the sides. I plopped myself down in the nearest chair I could find and began to gobble down the sweet delectable pastries. “Slow down, don’t you have a game today?” asked my father sitting to the left of me. I threw a blank stare at him and began to pace myself. Once I finished, I placed my dirty dish in the sink and went into the living room where I sat on the couch. My father slowly got up and walked towards me, “When are they …show more content…
The referee blew his whistle and threw the ball in the air. Our center tipped it directly to me. I caught the ball then suddenly the roaring cheers seemed to slow down, the many thoughts clouding my head started to clear, and my excessively beating heart began to decelerate to the perfect rate. I was truly ready to play the game of my life. I passed the ball to our point guard and got in my position. Immediately as I got in my spot I got the ball back. “Make a move!” yelled my coach. I looked into the eyes of the defender guarding me, then without hesitation, I drove in left, past the defense and laid it the basket for two easy points. At that moment I realized that this simple move was the key to our success. Suddenly possession after possession, I would call for the ball then drive in left to score. I made over fourteen points with this simple