From Nothing to Something

Chapter 2: The Rise of Franklin

As the season begun Franklin was going off. The first game Richmond High played their rivals Dixon High Game Cocks. It was brutal start for Franklin as he went 0-6 from the field in the first half. At the beginning of the second half Franklin was fuego. By the end of the 3^rd quarter he had 15 points, but his team was still down by 10. The middle of the 4^th quarter Franklin was still on fire as he brought his team within 3 points. The clock was winding down and Franklin had the ball in his hands. 3…..2…..1 the buzzer goes off and Franklin missed the shot he was devastated. After the game Lamar came up to Franklin and said nice game. Franklin and Lamar are still distant because off their fight. Franklin in the next 10 games was going off. He was averaging 25 points, 10 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 4.5 steals, and 5 assist. Franklin was becoming a superstar freshmen. Every team in the state of Massachusetts knew who he was and they were all scared. He became the jock every person wanted to be around. Franklin had all of the girls in Richmond all over him. Franklin was soon too popular to even talk to Lamar. Franklin acted like a big shot. He was jerk to the kids he used to be friends with. Franklin became one of those jocks were he had nerd kids do his homework, and having the teachers passing him on every test. Franklin was a person people looked up too but, the way he was treating people he became the stinking dumb jock. A lot of people ignored the fact he was being mean because he turned the basketball team from nothing to something.

From Nothing to Something

Chapter 1: The Day That Best friends Fight

It was just a normal day for Lamar. He is 5 foot 10 and weighs probably 140 pounds. Lamar had brown hair with hazel eyes. He didn't look like an athletic kid. Lamar was more towards getting high grades. Lamar and his best friend named Franklin both have played basketball together since they were in kindergarten. Believe it or not Lamar used to be better than Franklin, but as basketball season came Franklin was 6 foot 6. He had black hair with brown eyes. Lamar didn't know that Franklin has been practicing basketball the whole time since Lamar has been playing football.  When Lamar tried out he was so nervous that he couldn't make a layup and his passing was horrible. He was cut from the team. Not just from Varsity he was cut from both teams. Lamar went to a big school called Richmond High. The average amount of students is about 700. Lamar knows that there is a lot of kids in his school, but he felt like he should give up on basketball because he doesn't think he is good enough. Lamar’s mood changed, he didn't want to go to school, he never did his homework, and worst of all he took out his frustration on Franklin. Lamar treated Franklin like a pile of dog shit. Franklin and Lamar’s friend ship went down the toilet. As basketball season started the two of them acted like they didn't even know who each other were. 

Where it Started

Well since nothing in sports has really have caught my eye I feel it’s necessary if I explain where the nickname American Pye came from.  Well one reason is because my favorite super hero is Captain America and the reason is because he is one of the only super heroes that doesn’t have a super power. The thing I like the most is that he has strength, endurance, agility, reflexes, durability, and speed. The reason I like that is because it reminds me all the tools you need to be able to be good at sports. So I basically relate he’s abilities to sports. The second reason I like the name is because one of my favorite movies is American Pie. It is a hilarious comedy that is sure to make you laugh. The third reason is that there is a song called American Pie by Don Mclean. That song is a great song and it really shows the American spirt. The song is pretty much going out mudding and having just a great time. Lastly my coach Joel Sankey was trying to figure out a nickname for me and he finally decided to call me American Pye. So after everything that I did right on the football field I would he there ya go American Pye. When I messed up I would still hear him say American Pye, but he would say god damn it before.  So after all of these reason the nickname kind of stuck with me.

Division III: Football's Finest

Alright I felt like it was needed that I explain why my profile picture is an old guy screaming. Well it is from one of my favorite movies. Some people in the class have seen this movie and the rest of you wonder why there’s this old guy as my profile picture. For those that haven’t watched the movie I am going to provide a gist of what it’s about. First off this movie can be found on Netflix. The main character of the movie is Andy Dick who is playing the character Rick Vice. So the old guy in my profile picture is Rick Vice. Well the movie starts off with the Pulman Blue Cocks coach drops dead on the side line. So the head master hires this psychotic redneck coach to be their last hope of turning the worst team in College Football’s worst division. This coach has unique language as he tries to motivate the team to the best of his abilities. Lastly the last time Rick Vice was a coach he almost killed a Pop Warner team. To find out more you should take some time of your exciting life’s and watch this delightful movie. Now if you want to watch some funny scenes check this URL out  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne8EmXt1v8c

Kentucky Saddles up West Virginia

It’s been an amazing year for the Kentucky Wildcats as they’re still unbeaten with a record of 37-0. The team is going for history since there has never been a team to go undefeated through the whole season. If they win the National Championship Kentucky will finish the season with a record of 40-0. That would be the first NCAA Men’s Basketball team to go 40-0. The recent game the Wildcats had was up against West Virginia. The game turned out to be a barnburner as the Kentucky Wildcats obliterates West Virginia, 79 to 38. This games was just ugly for West Virginia as they shot 24.1 % from the field which is the worst shot percentage in the NCAA Tournament game in the last 50 seasons. Kentucky’s frontcourt was just too good for West Virginia as Mountaineers only made 6 shots in the paint while the Wildcats blocked them 7 times in the paint. The Mountaineers tied for the fewest amount of paint points for the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The two frontcourt players that made the paint their house was Willie Cauley-Stein and he had 3 blocks while the other player was Trey Lyles who happened to be the leading scorer with 14 points. The other leading scorers were the two Harrison bothers as Andrew had 13 and Aaron had 12. As this season continues for the Kentucky Wildcats they have the pressure to stay undefeated. The Wildcats understand this pressures as they play every game likes it’s their last and they never go easy on an opponent as they showed when the defeated the Mountaineers by 39 points. The Wildcats now move on to the Elite 8 as they will compete against the Fighting Irish aka the Notre Dame.

Video Highlight of the Kentucky vs West Virginia
http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400786514

Miraculous Shot at the Buzzer

It was a close game for the Milwaukee Bucks as they hosted the Miami Heat. There was 12 seconds left in the game when Bucks player Khris Middleton takes a straight on three pointer and missed. His teammate was fortunate enough to tangle up a rebound with a Miami Heat player to force a jump ball right in front of the Bucks hoop. Jerryd Bayless from the Milwaukee Bucks won tip ball and managed to get the ball back and was able to drive but unfortunately him missed the layup, but his teammate Zaza Pachulia was able to get the rebound and kick it back out to Khris Middleton. Middleton had 2 seconds to get the shot up so he did a catch and shoot. With no time left on the clock Middleton hit a miraculous shot at the buzzer to bring the Bucks to a record of 35-36. The Bucks went on an 18 to 3 run in the 4^th quarter to insure them a chance for that buzzer beater win. Bucks have met the Heat 4 times this season and have been able to bring out the broom an sweep the series. The state line for the Milwaukee Bucks was Ersan Ilyasova led the way with 19 points. Adding to the Bucks score was Giannis Antetokounmpo had 16 points. An amazing thing to recognize is that this is just their 4th win in 18 games since trading away starting point guard Brandon Knight.