On+Top+of+the+World

=On Top of the World=

by: Mike Strasser
===The game is on the line, their up by two in the fourth quater, with ten seconds left. Brookfield Centrals point guard brings up the ball. I am all over him trying to anticipate his next move. The clock is almost out of time; ten, nine, eight, seven, the coach yells foul. My heart is racing, and my eyes are stinging with sweat. Finally he loses control; I dive and tip the ball to my teammate. I ran to the corner, I look at the clock and there is only four seconds left. He throws it to me, two seconds left. I shoot the three, and it is complete silence in the gym. The ball goes in and the crowd is up on their feet! I am hoisted up and for just a few seconds I am on top of the world!===