MSA at Whites Creek High School: College Hoops Game

MSA Ballin’ at Whites Creek:

by Daniel Yarlett

On Friday, June 26, 2015, the Mayor’s Scholars Academy at Whites Creek High School hosted an intramural basketball tournament between student players for Austin Peay and MTSU. Daniel Yarlett was representing Middle Tennessee State University and Khaleel Dye was representing Austin Peay State University. Ms. Hicks-McCall coached Austin Peay’s team, while Ms. Hilton coached the MTSU’s team. Ms. Hilton had so much faith in her players that she put her hair on the line, betting players from the opposite team that if they beat her all-star players, she would allow them to cut her ponytail off.

Austin Peay started off strong, forcing MTSU to a 9-22 deficit before the end of the first period. But MTSU came back during the second period to tie the game at 41-41 with a crucial, but controversial, three-pointer. With seconds left on the clock, MTSU takes the ball down the court Micah Freeman throws up a three to try to tie the game and clinks it off the rim, but PJ Johnson was there with the rebound, pump fakes the ball throwing Trinity Carney off balance, and shoots an off-balance, buzzer-beater tying the game and forcing the game into OT, where MTSU lost to Austin Peay.

Crooked refs are the speculated reason behind Austin Peay’s slim victory.

by Khaleel Dye

A victory is still a victory. Now where are those scissors, Ms. Hilton? (drops mic and walks off stage)

Khaleel Dye is a junior at Antioch High School Digital Arts and Design. He wants to go to Full Sail University in Tampa, Florida.

Daniel Yarlett is a junior at Whites Creek High School in the Community Health. He wants to study entrepreneurship and business at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania.