A month is not fast, but slow is not slow. The spring regional selection tournament has been unveiled, as the last national quarterfinals, Siyuan no longer needs to go through the district-level qualifiers, but directly enter the municipal qualifiers, a total of 16 teams, divided into four groups, each group of four teams, for a single round-robin, the best results directly qualified, the first place in the four groups and then together for a single round-robin, the two teams with the best results into the CHBL national league.

Li Xiaolong and Li Xin went to the organizing committee to participate in the lottery ceremony, and the signing luck was not bad. The three teams in the same group are Fudan High School, one of the top 8 in the city last year, and the High School Affiliated to Jiaotong University, which defeated Siyuan the year before, and one is the No. 2 High School of China Normal University, which was the top 16 team last year.

The opponent in the first round of the spring selection tournament was Fudan High School. Fudan University's basketball performance is considered a top team in Shanghai University, and as a high school affiliated to Fudan University, it has to send a lot of talents to Fudan every year, and its strength is not bad. Last year, he was in the same group as Guangming, but in the end he lost to Guangming High School and did not enter the semifinals. This year, the team has a sophomore big center, Zheng Xiaoguang, who is 198cm tall, has excellent scoring strength on the inside, and has a unique skill of mid-range shooting, but his body is relatively thin and the confrontation is average. There is also Zhang Jinghui, a small forward with 183cm, who has excellent physical fitness, although he is only 183cm tall, he has repeatedly staged slam dunks in games, but his skills are slightly rough. There is also point guard Liang Guangyu, who is 175cm tall and not tall, but has good ball control and dribbling skills, and the ability to break through.

On March 5th, Fudan High School visited Siyuan High School and started the first round of the spring selection competition.

One piece of good news is Michael. McCarthy will still be able to play in this game, and his ticket back to the United States has been booked, March 8. Tomorrow will be away to Jiaotong University High School, and these two games will be Michael's farewell performance.

It's been a long time since the home team has been seen playing in the school gymnasium. The stadium was filled with just 2,000 seats, and many people were still standing in the seats to watch the game.

"Siyuan! Come on! We must be in the national competition again this year! ”

"Siyuan! Come on! You can do it! ”

The school's announcer announced the start of the game, and Si Yuan's starting lineup was:

"No. 4 Li Xin 182cm organization guard

No. 5 Xia Jun 181cm scoring guard

No. 9 Huang Ze Temple 191cm small forward

No. 6 Zhuo Yifan 192cm power forward

No. 13 Michael, McCarthy 204cm center"

The graduation of Yang Jinglong, Han Chongyu and other senior high school team members has allowed more newcomers to play an important role. For example, Huang Zesi in the starting lineup, with a height of 191cm, he is very advantageous in the position of small forward, with relatively comprehensive skills and can shoot suddenly, but the shortcomings are also obvious, and his body is too thin and suffers in the confrontation.

What is surprising is that Michael has grown another 4 cm in a year, reaching a height of 204cm. Stand out from the crowd. At the beginning of the game, Michael won the ball and passed it to Li Xin to organize the first attack.

Michael, Xia Jun, Zhuo Yifan. Li Xin's skillful cooperation with the four quickly opened the gap. Zhuo Yifan received the ball inside, turned over and threw it into the net. Score 2 points first

Fudan High School did not show weakness, Liang Guangyu was covered by Zhang Jinghui, and he scored 2 points by breaking into the inside layup at a very fast speed. The game between the two sides after that went into a tug-of-war, often attacking after only 10 seconds. For a while, it became a race of running and bombing,

The competition between a team that was in the top 8 last year and a team that was in the top 8 in Shanghai is also exciting. But after all, Zhuo Yifan and Michael are still in the formation, and Siyuan's strength is superior. Leading by 13 points at halftime 52:39.

10 minutes before the second half. Si Yuan sacrificed the defensive mastery he learned from Wu Sheng, and the whole court pressed the area to pinch the defense. Fudan High School was very unsuitable for such a defense, and many attacks did not advance to the opponent's half.

Li Xin broke through to the layup.

Xia Jun hits.

Michael's one-arm slam dunk.

Zhuo Yifan's second offense after rebounding in the front court. Take turns attacking the opponent's basket. After 10 minutes, it was already 74:42 ahead of 32 points.

Subsequent games. In order to train the team, Li Xiaolong replaced Situ Jinghao (186cm, small forward), Zhong Shaoqiang (188cm, big forward), Jiang Haotian (177cm. Organize the defenders), leaving only Xia Jun and Michael to lead the substitutes to fight. In the end, 87:54 defeated the opponent by 33 points and got off to a good start.

"Yay! A victorious start! "Although the result was expected, but the first battle was won, and the Si Yuanzhong generals were still very happy. Especially the rookies who just joined the basketball team.

The next day's opponent, Jiaotong University High School, Si Yuanxue hid Li Xin, and Xia Jun only played 15 minutes. Facing the high school attached to Jiaotong University, which had defeated Siyuan the year before last, it won 99:65 by 34 points and won two consecutive victories.

But the team didn't seem to be very happy that day, because two days later, their main player: the cute black boy Michael. McCarthy is returning to the United States with his father. His one-year borrowing life in Siyuan will come to an end.

Imagine if there was no Michael to join, Siyuan could still enter the national quarterfinals and fight with Wu Sheng?

Imagine whether Si Yuan's interior could withstand the onslaught of the national powers without Michael's defense and rebounding help.

Imagine that without Michael's inside attack and lead-up role, can Li Xin, Han Chongyu, Xia Jun and others get so many scoring opportunities?

Michael's arrival has helped Siyuan too much! So much so that all the members of the basketball team on the day they were leaving, and they were very reluctant.

"Michael! When you arrive in the United States, remember to send a message to everyone! Don't quit the WeChat group of our "Siyuan Basketball Team"! Xia Jun said nostalgically.

"Michael! This bracelet was asked for you when I was traveling in Xiamen Nanputuo Temple, and it can bring you good luck! Fang Wenxin took out a bracelet of Buddhist beads from the small bag and sent it to Michael's hand.

"Michael! This is a group photo of our basketball team, as well as the signatures of all the team members, this is for you as a souvenir! When you go back to the U.S., which college you go to, what basketball team you go to, remember to send a picture to see how great you are! Xiaoxue handed the family photo to the big black hands and said.

"Okay! Good! Maybe the black guy didn't speak Chinese neatly enough, maybe at this time, he had mixed feelings, and he couldn't speak for a while, only kept repeating two words: "Okay!" Good! ”

In the photo, the basketball players are lined up in the middle and the basketball players are lined up, and the tallest one is Michael. Everyone was smiling brightly, and there were pennants and cheering balls in their hands! This is the only group photo of all the members of the Siyuan basketball team. Photographed at the end of last year's national competition! The intense scene at that time is still fresh in my memory, just like when Michael first came to Siyuan to report. That black guy who is a little green, a little funny, and has a hearty personality.

There is also a letter here, written to you by all the members of the basketball team, and Li Xin finally arrived at a handwritten letter, which is handwritten every word. The main writer is Zhang Xiaoxue, and of course the writing is in Chinese characters.

"Let's take a look on the plane, it's not too early." Li Xiaolong urged the team members to see them off.

"Old Mai! Take care! Zhuo Qunyue stepped forward to shake hands with Michael's father and say goodbye!

"Wheat! Take care too," Zhuo Qunyue smiled and shook Michael's hand again!

"Take care, everyone! I love you! IloveYou！ Good bye!! "Michael said goodbye to everyone in jerky Chinese!

"I'll be looking for you again in a few months! Brothers! Zhuo Yifan's eyes were a little moist, and he said movingly!

Lao Mai and Wheat got on the plane, and when they were seated, Wheat unfolded the letter, which read:

"Dear Michael. Mccarthy:

Hello! Allow us to call you Wheat, lovely Wheat. From coming to Siyuan on April 19 last year to leaving today, a full 324 days of companionship, we have become friends from strangers, close partners, teammates who play basketball together, and buddies who work hard for our dreams!

Your arrival is like an angel, bringing a ray of sunshine to the anxious Siyuan basketball team, a ray of sunshine leading to victory.

In you, we see the love of basketball for a foreign teenager; camaraderie for teammates; Respect for the coach! I know that there are many places in China that you are not used to, you are not used to living in the environment, you are not used to eating, you are not used to living and living, and you are not used to not having friends at the beginning, but we are very good together. You're a very interesting person and always like to see kind people come up to you and say, "HEY!" Man！ What\'sup!", and then you learn again: 'Hello man, have you eaten?' There are even "Friends, do you want to spread it today?" "It makes everyone laugh, but you yourself are at a loss. You know? It's so funny when you speak Shanghainese! Zhuo and Xia Jun laughed so hard that tears flowed from their eyes. You always make people feel your kindness in such small details, although you are tall, but no one is afraid of you, you are like a warm bear, bringing happiness to everyone! And your fighting spirit on the basketball court, jumping once, and jumping again, and jumping again to grab a rebound, all the time controlling the rebounds that you weren't sure to grab into your own hands. And the toughness of the defense is in stark contrast to the fun off the field, the opponents are afraid of you, and anyone who wants to shoot in front of you will be met with a merciless McSs hot pot. You become the last and most solid barrier in the Siyuan basketball team!

We thank you for that! We miss you like that! We will always miss you!

Love you: all members of the Siyuan basketball team! Nong will always be a friend! ”

Wheat took the letter, and he couldn't understand some places, so he took out Wenquxing to translate it. It wasn't until he understood the true meaning and content of the letter. Tears left in the corners of his eyes, this year in China, a year spent with this group of teenagers in a foreign country who also love basketball, will become a precious memory in his life!

Wheat muttered in a low voice, "Friend! I've always wanted to do it! (Friends!) I miss you too! ）”

After more than ten hours of flight, the plane finally landed, and when I got off the plane, my eyes full of English words appeared in front of me, and there were blond, blue-eyed, tall people everywhere. Wheat is back in the United States. (To be continued.) )