Eagles VS. Chameleons

By Josia de Jager

On Monday, February 5, the varsity boys basketball team played a club team called The Chameleons. 

Just like a Chameleon, this unfamiliar team’s disguise worked very effectively. After a couple of great threes and sneaky shots, the Chameleons started off with a nine-point lead after only the first three minutes of the game. 

The Dalat boys were not happy about either their clumsiness or their situation. After a timeout, still many points behind, they started playing like starving eagles about to hunt. As the king eagle said, “You guys got punched early on but kept on fighting” (Mr. Uzzle). 

The only problem was that the Chameleons were hard to see, including their way of always getting in front of their man and boxing out. 

Nonetheless, by the end of the first quarter, the varsity boys were up by two points with a score of 18 to 16. The fight didn’t end there, though. The Dalat varsity team had to step up and keep the lead. 

The fiercest opponent for the Dalat team was number 0, who could shoot threes with his eyes closed. He was the Chameleon's main weapon, a long-range machine that could quickly hit a small target. Or, in other words, The Chameleon’s tongue. 

The Dalat boys neutralized this weapon of mass destruction by driving in and giving him a stack of fouls. Because he was so close to fouling out, he could not defend aggressively for the rest of the game. Neutralized. 

Finally, the game ended with the Eagles winning by a whole continent, scoring 86 to 66. The eagle had dropped the Chameleon from sky-high, and now it had a long way to fall. The game ended lightheartedly because both teams had played with integrity, each using their skills, whether long-range, sight, tactics, or pure willpower. But thankfully, the eagle ended up on top.