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Saginaw High Research Paper

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Hometown Rivalry

Every city has that one basketball game that everyone goes to. The game that brings the crowd to their feet. That one game that brings thousands of people to the audience, and leave them with something to talk about for the remainder of their lives. Saginaw High vs Arthur Hill boys basketball game is filled with people from all over the state, filled with future NBA players and lots of drama. Saginaw High is located in the poorest and the most dangerous parts of Saginaw,Mi. Just imagine a neighborhood with only three houses on each block and sounds like Fourth of July firecrackers going off every night knowing someone just died. So every year, Saginaw …show more content…

The past two year we won the first two games in a dogfight and then destroyed Saginaw High in the district championship. On the week of the game, practices are a vale of tears . Twenty brutal suicides before practice, morning and evening practices. One thing that he knows, is that Saginaw high always out toughing us with fake toughness. So top it off Coach Mcmath, brings back his championship team from 2006 to scrimmage us the whole week before the big game. These are grown man with buffy, barrel-chested, some are slightly built and some are strapping. He believes the long, sweaty and abusive practices is the cause of our success, because we always have the 5 star players but just lack of toughness when it comes to this game. The best part about practices the week of the game is the gear we receive. Coach calls us in his offices one by one, it smells nice and fresh. The cold air hits your face. You take a look around.That’s when you see them! All the random shoes and gear. “It’s the pair of new shoes we’ll be wear for this game and get some socks from the box” he’ll say. Once you approach them, and take a look at them you know it's …show more content…

No class just school activities all day long, pep rally, face painting and posters are been made. Once school is out, all the basketball players rush to the team barbershop and try to get back just before freshman tip off at 4pm. Everyone comes to the game with their icy retro jordans or the most expensive clothing, just to be seen by the entire city. If you been to any previous games, you know getting to the game early is important, because all the good seats would be taken. Once you try to come after freshman tip off , you'll see the last car of 700 on Mackinaw street. As the varsity game get ready to start the gym goes black.Then you hear a rhythm of the drumstick smashing against the drums. Two thousand people are waiting quietly, as the spot light shine towards the lockers room. “AT GUARD STANDING 5 FOOT 10 INCHES TALL, NATE MOOOOORE”!!!!!! The crowd then reacts like they just seen michael

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