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Bottom Picture: Senior Sharmayne
Edwards looks up the court to check
out the opponents' defense. Basketball is a well loved getting hurt. She overcame to work with others, handle be-
sport and has been for many that obstacle by staying iced ing under pressure and in the
years. Sharmayne Edwards, a everyday, taking the necessary spotlight, and also having good
senior varsity basketball player medicine, and not over-doing grades. Being on the basketball
says, "basketball is an intense, anything at practice. team really helped Sharmayne
fast pace, tiring sport." Winning Sharmayne believes basket- to keep her grades up because
is exciting - not only for the ball has left a big mark on her if she didn't, she wouldn't be
players, but also for the Tiger life and made her think about able to play.
fans in the bleachers. Everyone playing pros. There is always Coach Reynolds and Coach
handles the game intensity dif- someone in the pro league that Jefferson have done a lot of
ferently. She prepares for her a player wants to be like or preparation this year to help get
games by listening to music and idolizes and Sharmayne idolizes the girls ready for the games.
cracking jokes with friends. Kobe Bryant. She wants to "play They have helped lead the girls
Players have different things ball 'till she falls", just like him. to many victories this year and
on their mind during the game. Some of the players went to even though Sharmayne and
"Not making mistakes, playing the camps for basketball during the rest of the varsity team were
smart and giving it my all are all the summer. "The camps and upset at losing some of their
of my concerns on the court." competing made me excited, districts game they still played
Basketball is a fun sport to ready to play and defeat, deter- like champions.
play. Just like any other sport, mined, and hyper." -Ebony Harris (12)
you face many obstacles. An To play the sport you have to
obstacle Sharmayne faced was have a good attitude, be ready

Top Picture: Freshman Justice Campbell puts up
an easy lay m.

Left Picture: Columb1a H1gh defenders sprint
back to set up for defense.

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