Wacko Lions: A Short Story
It all came down to this. The score was tied 103-103 with 10 seconds left on the clock. The shot will make or break our storied season that has the whole state buzzing. From going 4-22 the season before to now being 25-1 and the 2nd ranked team in the state this is a season to remember.This is the story of the Wacko Lions.
The year is 2005 and everything seemed normal. Eastlake won the Indiana state championship sweeping every team that stepped in front of them. That year while they went 26-0 and had the top scorer in the state, Tyrese Walker averaging 34 ppg. The Wacko lions went 4-22 the most wins that we had in 3 long seasons under Coach Knight. It was my senior season and even though being the all-time leading scorer in school history doesn’t change the fact without others contributing a team can’t win. Like the old saying goes, …show more content…
“I..I was in the library,” he said unconfidently. Almost like he had something to hide.
“Ok, well next time tell one of your teammates or the coaches where you’re going to be. Alright put your shoes on and let's get started.”
You would think that we had gotten the most dominant player in all of Indiana but we didn’t yet. Michael needed a great deal of improvement let's face it at Eastlake I could tell they didn’t focus on improving, but just winning. He had no jump shot whatsoever,could barely rebound and his free throw shot was below par. So bad that if Shaq came in and challenge Michael to a free throw contest he would win. Since, I’m the point guard it’s my job to help my teammates get better.While Mic was shooting after practice I went over and struck a conversation.
“Hey, I see you’re the big shot around school,” just joking around with him.
“Yeah, this is a lot different than my other school. What’s your name?” he asked as if he didn’t know who I was.
“Drew Cunningham...all-time leading scorer for Wacko high.” waiting for him to be say not for
The year is 2005 and everything seemed normal. Eastlake won the Indiana state championship sweeping every team that stepped in front of them. That year while they went 26-0 and had the top scorer in the state, Tyrese Walker averaging 34 ppg. The Wacko lions went 4-22 the most wins that we had in 3 long seasons under Coach Knight. It was my senior season and even though being the all-time leading scorer in school history doesn’t change the fact without others contributing a team can’t win. Like the old saying goes, …show more content…
“I..I was in the library,” he said unconfidently. Almost like he had something to hide.
“Ok, well next time tell one of your teammates or the coaches where you’re going to be. Alright put your shoes on and let's get started.”
You would think that we had gotten the most dominant player in all of Indiana but we didn’t yet. Michael needed a great deal of improvement let's face it at Eastlake I could tell they didn’t focus on improving, but just winning. He had no jump shot whatsoever,could barely rebound and his free throw shot was below par. So bad that if Shaq came in and challenge Michael to a free throw contest he would win. Since, I’m the point guard it’s my job to help my teammates get better.While Mic was shooting after practice I went over and struck a conversation.
“Hey, I see you’re the big shot around school,” just joking around with him.
“Yeah, this is a lot different than my other school. What’s your name?” he asked as if he didn’t know who I was.
“Drew Cunningham...all-time leading scorer for Wacko high.” waiting for him to be say not for