Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Indiana's high school leagues are called "Crazy Indians" because they have no divisions, no Division I, Division II divisions, and all teams compete for the only state championship.

The entire Indiana high school team is divided into several small leagues. For example, St. Joseph High School belongs to the South Bend League, as well as the Calvo League, Fort Wayne League, Notre Dame League, etc...

The champion of each minor league automatically advances to the state league.

However, since some leagues may have a lot of strong teams, it is obviously unfair to other teams in this league to only allow the league champion to advance to the state league.

Because some teams in this league are not champions, but their strength is comparable to the champions of other leagues, even stronger than the champion teams of other leagues.

Therefore, in addition to the automatic promotion of the championship team of each league to the state league, the state league will also have an invitation quota, so that those teams with strong strength who have not won their respective league championships have the opportunity to participate in the state league, and further Go prove yourself and compete for the state championship.

On the other hand, this kind of rule also makes the state league more exciting and exciting.

There is often a situation where the champion team of a certain league encounters a team that has been invited to participate, and the latter is only ranked second or third in its own league. Pressed and rubbed on the floor, beat the champion to a dead dog.

This tends to get fans excited.

Over time, this rule has continued. In addition to the championship teams of each league, there are also some invited teams to participate.

Indiana has a total of 19 minor leagues, that is, 19 championship teams, but there are as many as 13 invited teams. The two together form the participating teams in the first round of the state league.

A total of 32 teams participated in the competition. In the first round, the champion team will be arranged to play against the invited team as much as possible. One match will determine life and death.

After entering the top 16, the organizer will rank the team according to the team's previous record, team strength, etc., and list the No. 1 seed, No. 2 seed, No. 3 seed...

Before Frank was at Signecher High, Signecher made the top 16 in the two seasons that Signecher won the South Bend League Championship, and in the top 16 rankings, Signecher was even a top 16. The top ten seeded teams.

It's a pity that it rolls over every time it reaches the top 16. It is precisely because the top ten seed teams are ranked every time, but it always rolls over in the end. The psychological expectations and results are too different, so Frank left.

More than a week after school started, the state league draws near.

At this moment, the players at St. Joseph's High School are feeling the pressure. During training every day, there is a lot less nonsense and they all become silent.

After more than a week of training, Douglas, Charlie, Harold, and Peter lost weight almost at a speed visible to the naked eye, and they were miserable.

But Frank didn't care at all, how much meat he ate during the winter vacation, how much he will lose now.

Indulgence is cool for a while, and then crying for father and mother, isn't it all self-inflicted?

However, Frank is still not satisfied with the current state of the team. During the winter vacation, except for Qin Hao and Kroger, everyone else was more or less relaxed. After more than a week, the state has not fully recovered. Not to mention improved.

It's a pity that the school here has clear requirements and strictly stipulates the training time of the team. In addition to cultural differences, everyone does not like to work overtime, including high school players.

So there is no way for Frank to start training too early.

The schedule for the first round of the state league was announced soon. St. Joseph's opponent in the first round was an invitational team from the Fort Wayne League - St. Laurent High School.

Saint Laurent High School is also well-known in Indiana. Frank also contacted Saint Laurent High School and wanted to recommend Qin Hao to study there, but he was rejected.

St. Laurent High School did not win the Fort Wayne League championship this season, but due to their strength, they still won the invitation and entered the state league as the second in the Fort Wayne League.

Because St. Joseph High School is the South Bend League champion, and St. Laurent High School is an invitation only, the home court of the game is St. Joseph High School.

"St. Laurent High School is not a weak team."

"Well, St. Laurent High School was the champion of the Fort Wayne League last season, and then successfully entered the round of 16, became the No. 8 seed, made it to the quarterfinals all the way, and was finally eliminated in the 8-for-4 game. This season Their two senior senior players have graduated, and the team's strength has declined, but it is still not to be underestimated."

"Don't worry, our St. Joseph High School is not weak. We have Qin, Kroger and other outstanding players. We are playing at home. We will definitely advance to the top 16."

The game has not yet started, and the audience is already full of people.

Entering the state league stage, the game is a life-and-death game. In almost every game, both sides will fight very fiercely, and it will also be extraordinarily exciting and attract much attention.

Therefore, there were a lot of fans present today, which can be said to be full. The arena at St. Joseph's High School is not large, and the seats in the auditorium are full.

There are also many people standing in the aisle, or in the corner, intending to stand and watch the game.

Meanwhile, in the locker room.

A group of players from St. Joseph's High School were sitting and preparing, and there was a lot of noise outside, entering the locker room, making the players excited and a little nervous at the same time.

"I heard that St. Laurent High School is very strong."

"It doesn't matter, we are the champions of the South Bend League. Are you afraid that we will not be able to invite the team all the time?"

"that is......"

The players cheered each other up.

After all, they were eighth in the South Bend League last year. They haven’t been able to enter the state league for many years. It is the first time for all the players to play in the state league. It is inevitable to be nervous.

"Crack!"

Then Frank pushed the door open.

As soon as he saw him, he knew that the players were a little nervous, and smiled: "Don't be nervous, just play it as an ordinary game. There is no difference between the state league and the league game, it's just a little more intense."

"Um."

Everyone nodded.

Frank said: "Okay, let's go, it's time for us to play."

Everyone got up and followed Frank out of the locker room. There were huge boos from outside. You didn't need to ask Qin Hao to know that it was the visiting team.

After a while, the boos weakened, and then turned into cheers. Because the players from St. Joseph High School came out, the fans shouted loudly. Many people shouted Qin Hao's name, and the sound was like waves, sweeping the entire arena.

Qin Hao waved to the audience, looked at the players from St. Laurent High School, and glanced at him, but he couldn't help but be surprised that he saw two people he knew.