The Basketball Game

Last night it was Senior Night in the BHS Gymnasium, Home of the Stampede. I love basketball. And I love this group of kids. These are my babies. My first group of freshmen now seniors. And I had been promising to come to a game. So I convinced my boys to go to the game. We left a little early because I figured it would be packed and I wanted room for Noah and all his stuff. I was a little nervous because in the past the games I've been to are loud and fun. They have their own rap theme song about B High being the best 'round here. The game is always exciting full of dunking and pick up game theatrics. I wasn't sure what Noah would do. What we didn't know was that the visiting team had arrived 45 minutes late. Noah's first game was not Varsity boys who dunk and get the crowd crazy but a girls game. We got there after the tip off of the girl's game! I'm not knocking girls basketball. I played it. Well lets just say I was on the team. It just wasn't a lot of action. Noah was clearly not going to make it through the boys game. He was entertained by the back and forth and he did see a little of the boys theatrics. And I did get to yell and clap for my seniors. We just left after the first quarter of the boys game because it was way past bedtime. I think Noah liked basketball. I think it is the sport Adam secretly hopes he picks. Adam likes it the best. These are his arguements: Football practices too much for little kids. Baseball seasons last forever and interupt vacations. Soccer requires no talent. Basketball is fun and the little kid games are short. I look forward to watching which sports Noah chooses.