Personal Narrative Essay: Pennridge Men's Basketball Team

The colors of red and white dominated the gym. I looked around and saw Pennridge colors faded behind the Reading fans. It was Pennridge Men’s Basketball team’s first appearance in a PIAA State game. We played in front of a crowd of 4,200 people. About 95% of those people were rooting against us. It was a game where little mistakes could be made and a loss could send us home for good. I was slightly nervous, but I enjoy the spotlight, especially as an underdog. The game went back and forth and was tight going into the final few minutes. We were known as a team that fights and never gives up. However, things did not look good. Our starting point guard went down with an injury, we were down a few points, and the odds were not in our favor. We had a challenge to face. Pennridge basketball fought hard. Ironically, we were playing against Lonnie Walker, a sophomore ranked #12 in the country by ESPN. Reading called a timeout and set up a play for the final shot. The crowd …show more content…
When playing in this game, it crossed my mind once or twice that we might lose. It made me feel like a failure. Reading was better than us, they had more fans, it was almost a home game for them, and we were not expected to win. This team was explosive and they were poised. Giving up is never the answer. If you decide to give up there is no chance of being successful. I believe if you develop good habits now by working hard even when the odds are not in your favor then it will stick with you and become natural in the future. Although I follow this I still have times where it is hard for me not to give in especially when I’m going through a tough time with school or sports. I have had a lot of coaches in my life remind me to never stop trying. I will remember this game for my lifetime and one of the major lessons I took out of it was to not give up even when things are going completely wrong and against