FACES OFF THE FIELD
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It would have to be our win over THESA (Texas Home Educators’ Sports Association in Fort Worth). It’s not every day you get a chance to play a team with a player ranked No. 2 in the country (Moriah Jefferson) in front of a packed house. It was thrilling.
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One team goal is to be one of the last four (Class 5A) teams standing in March, and also to just grow and develop as a team.
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I was in seventh grade and I played on a team called the 8Ballers. The one that sticks out in my memory is me shooting my first free throw and banging it off the top of the backboard. ■
I signed my national letter of intent on Nov. 14 to play basketball at Oklahoma State University.
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Kevin Durant because he’s so cute and I admire his game; Nelson Mandela for his role in world peace and leadership; Marilyn Monroe because she was fearless and feisty; and last but not least, the creator of the perm.
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I would chose valedictorian because your education is one thing people can not take away from you. Plus, I enjoy attempting to use big words.
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I would love to see the hospital I was born in, and I’d want to see all the cousins I’ve never had a chance to meet.
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It’s hard not to be competitive when you play against some of the best players in Texas every day in practice. Our coaches’ dedication to the game of basketball is one of the driving factors in our success. We watch a lot of film — not only on our opposing teams but on ourselves — to see what we do right and wrong.