Chapter 13: Appearance! Tsukutake!
In the early morning of the day of the competition, there were still birds singing and flowers on the playground campus, and students who got up early to clean the field were busy back and forth.
A group of uninvited guests arrived at Xiangbei High School, and a group of more than a dozen people passed through the school gate with great momentum, attracting the attention of Xiangbei students.
"Those people are from Tsukutake High School!"
"I guess, I heard that our school basketball team has a game with Tsukutake."
Under the guidance of the students, a group of people from Jinjiuwu High School, dressed in dark school uniforms, walked through the school gate, swept past the teaching building, and walked straight to the basketball hall in northern Xiangbei.
At the same time, in the basketball department, everyone in Xiangbei arrived early, and under the arrangement of Coach Anxi, they changed into jerseys with digital numbers.
Due to the small number of first-year students, Fuji Shinya and Takashi both received their jerseys with joyful faces, the former having the number 13 and the latter number 14.
The crowd that was active for the final practice was either nervous or excited, and the entire arena was enveloped in the sound of dribbling, until the door of the arena was opened in an instant.
"Disturbed !!"
The neat and deep sound exploded from the door, and for a while, the voices in the hall died down, and the eyes of all the players fell on the door.
The tall body and sharp eyes are all engraved in the minds of Xiangbei players.
"This is the team in the top eight of the county competition."
"It's a lot of momentum."
Some people are emotional, some people are timid, and some people are high-spirited.
Just by appearing on the stage, it has the courage to intimidate the whole audience. The lazy fighting spirit in the team seemed to be scattered at this time.
Regarding Tsukutake, Fuji has some impressions. Speaking of which, Akagi Goken's junior high school classmate Tomokazu Takeshi Tsuhisa joined after graduation, and this person's three-point shot is a major feature.
For the Xiangbei basketball team that currently does not have Mitsui Shou, Wu Daiyuhe's outside three-point shot can be said to be the biggest hidden danger that Xiangbei is about to face.
Fuji subconsciously glanced at Akagi Goken, and happened to find that he was facing Wu Daiyouhe's line of sight, imagining that there were sparks flying with void waves colliding in the air, invisibly adding a little smell of gunsmoke to the game.
On the other hand, the coach-to-coach meeting is also meaningful.
"Teacher Anzai, long time no see."
Coach Kawasaki of Tsukutake was a student of Anzai Koyoshi University and had great respect for Coach Anzai. Wearing a pair of large-framed glasses, his appearance is a bit delicate. Facing Coach Anzai, he saluted and greeted him very respectfully.
"Oh roar, long time no see, Kawasaki-kun. Ah no, it's Coach Kawasaki now. ”
Coach Anthy smiled heartily.
The tall coach Kawasaki was very well-behaved in front of Coach Anzai, touched his head shyly, and replied embarrassedly: "Where?" I've only been a coach for two years, and it's still very early to become a good coach like a teacher! ”
"Hahahaha, Kawasaki-kun will definitely become a very good coach."
"Yes, thank you, teacher."
"This is the first time I've bowed, at least three times!" Fuji chatted with Takashi on the sidelines.
Gao Shiyue was also a player who was frightened by Tsu Jiuwu's momentum, and at this moment, he was interrupted by Fuji, and his attention turned to the coach, and his mood calmed down.
"I don't know, but Tsukutake's coach is so respectful to Coach Anzai!"
Gao Shiyue observed for a long time, and then analyzed a superficial phenomenon, which caused a lot of contempt.
……
After the coach and the captain shook hands with each other, the prelude to the practice match was about to begin.
At the time when Tsukutake changed his jersey, Coach Anzai made the final lineup before the game.
The starting lineup is led by Tsuryo Yukimura, who is burdened with the number 4, and there are also No. 7 Eiji Suzuki in the third year and as a guard, Yuta Takao in the third year and as a forward, No. 8 Takagi Tsuyoken in the second year and as a center forward, and No. 9 Konobu Ki in the second year and as a guard.
No. 13 Fuji Shinya, the first grade, unfortunately failed to be selected as a starter, and became a glorious bench player and water cooler manager off the field together with Gao Shiyue.
On the other side, Tsuhisatake, who changed into a white and green jersey and appeared again, showed their momentum of being different from Xiangbei and ranking in the top eight in Kanagawa Prefecture.
The awe-inspiring battle spirit boiled in the air, and the desire to win also grew wildly in the stadium.
Tsukutake's starting five are center Jean Sanada (third year), small forward Taro Chiguo (third year), power forward Taira Furukawa (third year), scoring guard No. 8 Yukazu Takeri (second year), and point guard Takashi Izumi (second year) No. 9.
At first glance, the first five people of Jinjiuwu were not much worse than Xiangbei in height. Sanada, who is in the center position, is 189 cm tall, which is the largest gap between the current 195 cm Akagi and the same position. The starting line-ups of the forwards and defenders are almost at the same elevation.
On the sidelines, Tsukutake coach Kazumi Kawasaki made the final deployment and advice, with a kind expression with perseverance and a bright gaze.
"Wu Dai, Xiangbei has the top inside line in the county, and outside scoring is the most critical point for us to win. Ladies and gentlemen, don't take any opponent lightly and meet them with 100% strength. Remember, what are our goals for this year? ”
Inspired by the coach, the players of Tsukutake immediately responded violently like boiling water.
"Of course, our goal this year is to defeat the king Hainan High School and enter the national competition."
"That's right, how can you lose to Xiangbei in the practice match?"
The scorching determination was conveyed to the ears of everyone in Xiangbei on the other side through the words, and it sounded simply unpleasant, and everyone became indignant.
"Damn, those guys, don't take us seriously at all."
"Che, is the quarterfinals amazing?"
Jin Jiuwu successfully aroused the hearts of everyone in Xiangbei, and the five people from Xiangbei who were determined to give the top eight of the county competition a hard taste, with the encouragement of everyone, came on the field.
The two teams are in position on the field, the referee walks to the middle with the ball, the game is about to begin, and the battle is about to start!
Gao Shiyue, as a substitute, was next to the high-voltage line of the players of the two teams, and was shocked by the sudden strong momentum on both sides, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and said to Fuji beside him: "Both sides are a little scary!" ”
Fuji Xin didn't answer this, and when Gao Shiyue turned around, he found that Fuji Xin was also sitting cross-legged on the ground with an angry face, and in his eyes that were as bright as stars in the past, he could actually feel the raging fire burning, and at the same time muttering in his mouth.
"Damn, I want to play! Why can't I play? Yes! It's so angry! Bastard! ”
Gao Shiyue heard it clearly a little bit, and he felt very helpless when he listened, but the coach said that it was only when he entered the game, and how could it be so easy to start in the first grade, look at the two sides on the field, but they were all second-year and third-year players!
Besides, just looking at the momentum on the field of both sides makes people feel nervous! Fuji, isn't this guy stage frightened at all?
Not stage fright? Not nervous?
It's impossible not to be nervous, but stage fright is absolutely not possible.
Because, it's the task!
"Bastard, I must find a way to play, otherwise I won't be able to complete a mission!"