The Final Hoop

By Payton T
Carson Public School was having middle school basketball practice.
Ricky was shooting hoops. He missed almost every time but his friend
Samson made practically every basket. Ricky made a basket, “Oh yay oh yay.”
“Calm down punk!” It was Skink, “You didn’t win a lottery.”
“Stop it,” Samson commanded.
“Fine!” Skink groaned.
Skink was going to another hoop when he passed Ricky. He gave
Ricky a shove and Ricky fell on the ground.
“Are you ok?” Samson asked.
“Ya.”
10 min. later, “tweet” went the coach’s whistle. “We are going to split
into groups and play a game.” The groups were,
Skink,Lusy,Mike,Mya,Kay,Brandon,Lily,and Max. The other team was
Ricky,Samson,Sika,Dan,Miller,Katie,Andy, and Tank.
They started, Ricky had the ball. He was going to the hoop but Skink
banged into him like really hard and Ricky passed out. Skink stole the ball
and made a basket. When Ricky woke up Skink’s team had already won.
Samson came running to Ricky. “You passed out and I went to help you,
but they wouldn’t let me.”
“But they pulled me over?” Ricky asked confused.
“Yes.”
“I wonder”… Ricky was interrupted.
“Tweet, practice is over,” went the coach.
“Bye, Ricky.”
“Bye, Samson,” they said to each other.
Ricky’s brother Luke picked him up. On the way home Luke asked,
“How was practice?”
“Bad. Skink pushed me down again.”
“Ug! That bully,” Luke moaned.
When they got home Ricky ran inside through the living room to
his room. His walls were filled with posters of famous basketball
players. His cover on his bed had Steph Curry on it. Ricky sat on his
bed with his dog Hoop. Hoop jumped on Ricky. Ricky and Hoop
wrestled until Ricky’s mom said, “It’s time for dinner.”
After Ricky ate, he got in bed. A few minutes later Hoop came
in and jumped in bed with Ricky. The next morning Ricky woke up
and yelled, “SATURDAY!”
When Ricky got out of bed he saw Hoop scratching at the door.
Ricky opened the door, and Hoop ran out. Ricky walked to the kitchen
and sat down. His mom made him a cinnamon roll. When Ricky was
done eating his mom said, “Why is Hoop scratching at the front
door?”
“I don’t know,” Ricky said. “I will take him out.”
Ricky ran to his room, got dressed, and ran back to the front door.
“Let’s go Hoop.”
Hoop ran out the door with Ricky after him. Hoop stopped at a
tree. Hoop barked at a branch, and Ricky looked at the branch. It was
curved like a basketball hoop.
“Good boy, Hoop!”
Ricky ran inside, got a basketball, and ran back to the branch.
Hoop ran inside to rest. Ricky started practicing. He practiced all day
Saturday and Sunday. He even practiced after school Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Wednesday, Samson taught Ricky
everything he knew. He taught Ricky how to steal the ball when no
one is looking and how to always try to get the ball in the basket.
After school Thursday, Ricky went to practice but his mom stopped
him and said, “It’s time to go to your basketball game.”
“Ok,’’ Ricky said.
Ricky got in the car. His mom dropped him off at the front door.
Ricky went to the gymnasium. When he got there, Skink tried to
shove him on the ground, but Ricky ducked.
Skink grabbed him by the shirt and was about to hit him when
the coach tapped him on the shoulder and told him to sit out until the
game.
Ten min. Later…
“Time for the game!” the coach shouted.
Everyone got in their places. Ricky’s team got the ball. Sika had
the ball he passed it to Samson. Samson dribbled to the hoop, he
passed it to Ricky. Ricky threw it to the hoop, and he made it.
Skink took the ball but Ricky took it back when Skink was
about to shoot it. He passed it to Dan. Dan made a shot, and he
made it. Brandon also made a hoop. Ricky got the ball. He passed it
to Miller. Miller passed it to Andy and she passed it to Katy. Katy
made a basket. Max ran to the basket and accidentally passed it to
Skink. Skink made it. Tank got the ball and passed it to Ricky. Ricky’s
team won at the end 4025.
When Luke picked Ricky up he asked,
“How was the game?”
“Awesome, my team won!”
“Cool,” Luke said.
At Ricky’s house Ricky went inside to see his basketball team!
He was so surprised!
“We are going to have a party, but we waited for you to come.”
After the party Ricky got in bed and thought this was the best day
ever .