The buzzer echoed.
Second quarter—no more waiting.
I walked to the scorer's table as the ref nodded.
"Sub in."
The gym buzzed with energy.
Trash talk flew from the Portsmouth Vultures' bench, but I didn't hear it.
My eyes scanned the floor.
Lucas Graves – SF (#10)
Evan Cooper – PG (#9)
Me, Ethan Albarado – G/F (#1)
Ryan Taylor – PF (#11)
Brandon Young – C (#15)
Scoreboard glared: Vorpal Basket 19, Portsmouth Vultures 14.
We led, but not enough. The game was still in the mud—sloppy elbows, forced shots, playground pace.
Not my kind of game.