Sun Yi, who was sleeping dimly, opened his eyes when he opened his eyes, and the lights were already on outside. With the Trojans having a bye tomorrow, Coach Boely was generous enough to allow his players to return to the hotel by 10 a.m. at the latest.

Seeing that there were several missed calls and some messages on the phone, I quickly picked it up and browsed. Five of Anna's missed calls, and another is Helen's number. After hesitating for a moment, he finally dialed Helen's number.

"The phone you are calling is turned off...... "......It seems that the girl was hurt deeply enough by herself, Sun Yi clicked into the inbox, but found a message from her." "Mom is a little unwell, but now there is no major problem, don't worry. Please forgive me for not saying goodbye, and I will wish you eternal happiness. ”

The amorous boy wiped away the tears that were not angry, and his heart was full of guilt for that girl, and when he was tormented by guilt, Ling Ling Ling! The phone rings again. Sun Yi, who adjusted his mood, connected the phone.

"Hey! You're finally willing to answer the phone. ”

"Hey! Why don't you speak? ”

"Brother Yi, what's going on?"

Anna on the other end of the phone seemed to feel Sun Yi's depression, and her voice became gentle.

"Anna, I miss you."

…… There was a moment of silence

"I miss you too, didn't you play well today?"

"Hmm."

"I believe that you must be the best. You have to believe in yourself. ”

"Well, I will."

"Rest early in the evening, don't go out and mess with flowers. Tomorrow you'll wake up and you'll see that it's nothing. ”

"Okay."

…………

Sun Yi, who finished talking to Anna on the phone, was in a much better mood. It seemed that the girl was born with a sense of calm, imagining the voice and smile of the girl on the other end of the phone. shouted in his heart, Sun Yi should cheer up. Although it has already disappointed one girl, don't let the other get hurt.

After breakfast the next day, Sun Yi and Thomas returned to the room.

"Sun, aren't you going out with us today?" Thomas sees a good friend who is in a good mood and tries to invite him.

"No, I'm going to see the next opponent's game today."

"Okay. You're boring enough, too. ”

……

Sun Yi, who was fully dressed, looked at the time, and the morning game was about to start. After checking what was left in the room, the moment I was ready to go out. Bang bang bang! There was a knock on the door.

"Hello, Miss Ben officially succeeded Helen as Mrs. Burleigh's assistant today, if you have any symptoms of headache and brain fever, you can come to room 202 at any time to find me." The sweet voice sounded in his ears, looking at the girl who was pretending to turn around and leave, Sun Yi pulled Anna into the room.

With a bang, the door was shut.

After a suffocating kiss, the little lovers hugged each other tightly. Sun Yi greedily smelled the fragrant scent coming from Anna's golden hair, "Why did you come here suddenly?" ”

"It's not because of you, I couldn't reach you on the phone for the first two days. You don't know how worried I am about you. ”

"Uncle and aunt, how can I rest assured that you came alone."

"I told Coach Bo Li that he picked me up at the airport early this morning, and my parents agreed."

"Oh, that's good, I was going to watch the game today, but now it's time to revise the plan."

…………

From the beaches of Santa Monica, to the beautiful Long Beach, to the famous Hollywood Boulevard...... all left the sweet figure of this pair of boys and girls.

Sitting on a boulder on the side of the road in Beverly Hills, watching the afterglow of the setting sun and the breeze gently brushing the faces of the two. Anna leaned beside Sun Yi, and the two felt the romantic warmth at this time.

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On December 30, the Timothy Trojans welcomed their third opponent, North Central High School in Indianapolis. Their star of the game, Eric. Gordon played well in the first three games, averaging 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists per game.

In this game, Sun Yi, who was back in form, had no way to limit the opponent's number one star. Gordon, who had performed well before, only scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers in this game.

Facing Sun Yi, who is half a head taller than him, Gordon has no advantage in speed. You can only use the feel of watching the sky to eat, and it is normal for the efficiency to be reduced.

Glenn is still the brightest star, with 35 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists alone. While Sun Yi completed his defensive tasks, he also got a quasi-triple-double of 20 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, and even sent three blood caps on Gordon's head.

Coach Boehly, who has won three games in a row, did not get carried away. Because, tomorrow the Trojans will face Lawrence North High School, who has also won all three games.

One of the inside core Greg. Since the start of the game, Oden has shown his unparalleled dominance under the basket. In the three games, the opponent's basket scoring was limited to an average of less than 10 points, and he did almost anything he wanted under the opponent's basket. Oden, who averaged 28 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks per game, will be the most powerful contender for MVP on this tour.

In addition, Lawrence North High School's outside core Mike. Conley is also not to be overlooked. Although he is only 1.82 meters tall, his ability to organize attacks is unique among all the players in this competition. He always gets the ball to the right place in a timely manner, and his pick-and-roll combination with Oden is huge. Averaging 16 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists per game, he is also a huge threat to the Trojans.

December 31, the last day of 2003. Also on the last day of the tour, the focus match between the Timothy High School Trojans and Lawrence North High School was deliberately scheduled to start at 8 p.m.

The Caltech gymnasium, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 people, is full tonight. There are a lot of highlights of the competition, and whoever wins the competition will be the champion of this tour. Glenn. Sampson and Greg. Oden's MVP battle also largely depends on who can lead his team to victory.

Since Anna came to the team, Sun Yi's form has been getting better and better. It is said that behind a successful man, there is always a woman who pays silently. That's right, look at those two kids in love.

Before the start of the game, Anna carefully tied the blue bracelet that had been tied to her wrist for her sweetheart, and waved her cute little fist. "Come on!"

The referee threw the ball high in the center circle, and the center of the Trojans looked at the 2.10-meter monster under the basket opposite, and turned back to his own half to prepare for defense without jumping.

Greg with a bitter and hateful expression. Oden, who looks like he is 16 years old and 60 years old. Although he has a simple and simple old face, Oden is definitely an out-and-out monster on the court.

Lawrence North High School's first offense, Mike. Conley handed the ball to his friend Oden, who was in the position under the basket, only to see the big man turn around with an inspired turn and come to the basket for an easy slam dunk.

When Glenn and Sun Yi saw this scene, they both looked at each other. How to play this TM! As a high school player, I really don't know how to deal with an opponent of this height.

When it was the Trojans' turn to attack, Glenn had just burst into the opponent's three-second zone when he felt a huge shadow come over him. In the face of Oden's excellent defense, Glenn was almost blocked by the opponent, thanks to Sun Yi, who distributed the ball to the outside in time, and hit a solid three-point shot.

3:2 This is the first time the Trojans have taken the lead in this game, and it is also the last lead. In the following game, Lawrence North High School was arrested for having Greg under the basket. Oden is a giant beast in charge, and the defense line is very wide, and he resolutely does not give the opponent a chance to shoot easily on the outside. The Trojans, on the other hand, had nothing to do with Oden, and the opponent did almost anything he wanted under his own basket. Timothy High School could only take advantage of Glenn and Sun Yi's shooting touch, and struggled to bite the score that kept pulling away.

At halftime, the score came to 42:35 and Lawrence North High School led by seven points. Coach Bo Li had no better choice but to cheer for the young players as much as possible.

Sun Yi, who was resting off the field in the second half, was anxious when he watched the score that was constantly being widened. By the time Coach Boeli brought him on the court, the margin had widened to 15 points.

After returning to the court, he increased his attack from the outside. Sun Yi, who was eager to recover the score, even used 4 'Sun's extreme dry pull-up jumpers', which had never been seen in previous games. You can see what the steady and steady style of Lawrence North High School has forced the Trojans boys to be.

Although there are a lot of outside shots, the shooting rate is not high under the opponent's key marking. Although the difference between the two teams did not widen further, the Trojans had no hope of turning the game around.

With a minute left in the game, Timothy High School, trailing by 13 points, replaced all of its starters and surrendered early.

In the end, Lawrence North High School won the championship over Timothy High School. Greg got 30 points, 22 rebounds and 7 blocks in this game. Oden deservedly won the MVP title of this tournament.

Due to the second game against Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, Sun Yi was in a slump and played very poorly, so he was not selected for the best team of this tour.

Mike. Kang's playmaking skills have been consistently recognized by the tournament judges as the best point guard, with Rose Hill Christ High School's O.J. Mayo, small forward Glenn Sampson, power forward Kevin Love of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, and best center Greg Oden.

The five-day endurance tour has finally come to an end, and the high-flying college coaches are blown away by the high school students who have shown great individual ability. A large number of scouts and journalists also have access to a wealth of first-hand information to refer to.