“Woowhoo!” “Go Samantha!” my grandmother screamed. I was playing basketball on my 4th grade team. We had 9 seconds left in the game and the score was tied. The fans for the other team were screaming, “Defense, defense!” and my team’s fans were screaming, “Go, go, go!”

I had the ball and began to dribble up the court. The clock ticked off to 2 seconds. I was thinking, “I can’t do this.” I shot the ball and it flew through the air. When it hit the rim, I looked at the clock and there was 1 second left. The ball swished through the hoop and BEEP went the buzzer!

The game was over and we had won. I had shot the winning basket. It felt wonderful! My teammates were congratulating me and screaming, “Great shot.” The crowd was going wild. I felt like Michael Jordan. I’ll remember this game for the rest of my life.