Personal Narrative: Coral Reef High Against American Heritage Senior High

My very first Varsity high school football game was the best experience of my life. It was the first week of school and I had practice every day. The practices were heavy we practiced for four hours every day after school. Everyone on the team felt we were being overworked but, that was just the beginning of our season. Our first game was a Friday night all that time practicing made us ready for that night. Two hours before the game we had loud music playing and we were all yelling to get ready for the game. I remember getting on the field and hearing all the fans screaming. Now it was time for kickoff I lined up on the 50-yard line then the whistle was blown, and I sprinted to go tackle the ball carrier. I made lots of hits but also took some

The day the team got together and fought threw a tough battle facing pinnacle high school. It was our second home game and our record was 1-2. After all of the hard work we had put in over summer, we realized we could not lose, especially in front of our home crowd. At the beginning of the game we did our usual warm-ups, I have never felt so much adrenaline pushing threw my veins in my life. After the warm-ups the whole team got in a big huddle, we chanted a chant that will never be forgotten and one day make history for the pride. After the chant we got ready for kick-off, lined up and ready to go. The crowd started cheering at the first 2 seconds of the game “go pride go, go pride go”. This made the whole team nervous, not just because there was so many

My team won 3 out of 4 hockey games in my hockey tournament. It was the championship game for a banner and a medal. We were playing the Ice Dogs who we had originally beaten 3-1. Over the summer we did so much dry land on the track and my dad said it will all pay off today. I stepped on the ice for warm ups and the ice felt smooth under my skates. I was prepared for a hard hockey game.

I could not contain myself as I busted out with excitement. My parents were just as excited for me as I was. In addition, I felt accomplished, for not only making the team, but as well as showing myself that I could do it. This experience led to many other opportunities and let me achieve one step closer to being the best I could

A very important moment in my life was when I won my very first state championship for hockey. My team and i were headed to Dallas, Texas for a tournament in the 2007-08 season. We were quite nervous for this trip because it was an invitation only tournament. We arrived in Dallas around 9 pm so we had to get a good nights sleep right away in order to be prepared for our game the following day. Although waking up in the morning is hard now; waking up early then was a hoot. We loved it for some reason. When we got to the game, we did the usual warmup: streching with the team, taping our sticks, and getting ourselves pumped up and ready to go for the game. We went out there and won leaving our best effort on the ice.

My first basketball game at Hillcrest was my greatest accomplishments when I moved schools. It was a chilly fall night that I had been excited for for a while. I walked into the gym when the aroma of popcorn and hotdogs filled my senses. I was anxious with excitement because I had never played for another school before, it was a very nice change. All the players were in the locker room just a few minutes before the game. We had our pre-game prayer and then we were ready to play. I started for the first time that I could remember. I had the first field goal of the season which absolutely took my breath away. I got the ball on the block and shot it. I watched in slow motion as it went in the goal. In the end, it was a basketball game that I

My basketball team and I were going head to head against Lamar Bruni Middle School for the second time that season. The parents loved to cheer us on and capture so many pictures of us, they were our cheerleaders all season long. We were 5-0 at the time and losing that game was not an option for any of my teammates nor the coaches. Unfortunately, I was not able to give it my all in that game due to me twisting my ankle in the third quarter.

Joseph threw the ball in to me and I dribbled the ball down the court. My coach said to me, "Make sure you get the ball to the hoop!" I took his advice and I shot the basketball. It was spinning through the air with a perfect arc. All that flooded my body was nervousness and excitement. Suddenly, the ball went in. All I heard were loud cheers, I had made my first basket! I got a lot of high-fives from so many people. We continued to play hard and we ended up winning the game, it was a great team win.

Almost two years ago, while everyone else was fixated on school, I could not believe what I was in the midst of. My soccer team was venturing to state for the first time in school history, boys or girls! Nothing will ever compare to that exhilarating moment. This experience showed me that hard work does pay off, and the friends that I made will last a lifetime. Having the opportunity to stand on the biggest stage in high school soccer was incomprehensibly elating. I will never forget the gripping time I persevered to the state championship.

After my first game at running back, I felt like everyone looked up to me because the Coaches told me the next week that I was going to dress for the varsity game and play in the J.V. game, because I did so well at my game. I was so excited and proud of myself because of the perseverance that I showed. I could have given up, but I kept my confidence up and challenging myself to work harder and telling myself not to quit. After my freshman year the head coach of the varsity football team introduced me to my mentor.

A sigh of relief flows through my body as I see my first kick go through the uprights and it was a great kick. With that kick being good my coach calls up the rest of the team to head back down to the field house. Now as I sit in the field house, we receive a pregame speech that thrills all of the players and our adrenaline shoots through the roof as we now get to walk back up the stadium to play our game.

I had always been told my entire life that I should play football. Always the biggest kid in all of my classes. People would ask me all the time what position I played, I had no idea what they were talking about and they were always surprised when I told them that I had never played football, and that I had never planned to. But the older, bigger, and stronger I got and the more encouragement I got, finally I decided to play my sophomore year of highschool. There was one game I will always remember that really kick started my love and passion for the game.

One memorable event in my life and my high school career was the Clark Tournament. In my first two years playing basketball for the high school we never qualified for this tournament. Last year, my junior season, we qualified and it was a lot of fun. We were the underdogs throughout the tourney. We were ranked number 6 and beat the number 3 and 1 seeds. In the first round we played Clinton. We played them tough and beat them out in the end. I made one play in that game I will never forget. I stole the ball in our paint and knocked it ahead in the final minutes. From there I got the ball that I tipped ahead in transition and got fouled while laying it in. It sealed the victory for us in a hard fought team win. In the semifinal game, we played

I look at the clock 15 sec the score is 95 tartan 96 north polars.Coach told me that the ball coming to me. The ref whistle blown it is game time.jared throw in the ball into me. I put ball on the ground cross over 10 sec i drive the lane 5 sec i do a eurostep i put up a layup. It goes in.i look at the clock 0 sec. WE WON. the team piled on top of me. I was so happy. I was not just a win it was pride because we were there rivals. We were 1-0 in the season.

After a long day of school, I was finally ready, well at least I thought I was. All of the pressure that was building up inside me to finally play under the friday nights lights was an uncomfortable feeling at first. My heart was beating so rapidly it felt like it was coming out of my chest. Here I was sitting in my locker with my headphones on trying get myself ready for my first last game ever. The music was so loud I was cancelling out every little sound that was happening in the locker room to keep myself concentrated. Nothing would get in my way to mess up my confidence. My teammates and I seemed to sit in suspense forever while watching each second on the clock pass by.