Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Chapter 307 State League, Here I Come!
Indiana's high school league is called "Crazy Indian" because they are not divided into grades, there is no division of the first league and the second league, 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, Calvo League, Fort Wayne League, Notre Dame League and so on.
The champion of each minor league automatically advances to the state league.

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

Because although some teams in this league are not champions, their strength is comparable to the champions of other leagues, or 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 invitations, so that those teams that have failed to win their respective league championships, but are very strong, have the opportunity to participate in the state league. Go prove yourself and compete for the state championship.

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

There is often a situation where the championship team of a certain league meets a team that has been invited to participate in the competition. The latter is only ranked second or third in its own league, but after a fight, it beats the former. Pressing and rubbing against the floor beat the champion into a dead dog.

This tends to excite fans.

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

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

A total of 32 teams will participate in the competition. In the first round, the championship team will be arranged to play against the invited team as much as possible. One game will determine life and death. 32 teams will advance to 16, and the top 16 will be determined.

After entering the top 16, the organizer will rank the teams according to their previous records, team strength, etc., and list the No. 1 seed, No. 2 seed, and No. 3 seed.
When Frank was at Signetcher High School before, they reached the top 16 in the two seasons that Signetcher High School won the South Bend League Championship, and in the top 16 rankings, Signetcher High School was even Top ten seeded teams.

It's a pity that every time they reach the top 16, they overturn. It is precisely because they are ranked in the top ten seeded teams every time, but they always overturn in the end. The difference between psychological expectations and results is too great, so Frank left.

After a little over a week into school, the state league is approaching.

At this moment, the St. Joseph High School players are all feeling the pressure, and there is a lot less nonsense during training every day, 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.

Indulging for a while is good, and crying for father and mother afterwards, isn't it all self-inflicted?
However, Frank is still not satisfied with the current state of the team. In a winter vacation, except for Qin Hao and Kroger, everyone else was more or less slack. After more than a week, the state has not fully recovered. Let alone any improvement.

It's a pity that the school here has clear requirements and strictly stipulates the time for team training. Coupled with cultural differences, everyone doesn't like to work overtime, including high school players.

So Frank has no way to start training too early in advance.

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

St. Lawrence High School is quite well-known in Indiana. Frank contacted St. Lawrence High School at the beginning, wanting to recommend Qin Hao to study there, but he was rejected.

This season, St. Lawrence High School failed to win the Fort Wayne League Championship, but due to their strength, they still got an invitation to enter the state league as the second place in the Fort Wayne League.

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

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

"Well, St. Lawrence High School was the champion of the Fort Wayne League last season, and then successfully entered the top 16, became the No. 8 seed team, reached the top eight all the way, and was finally eliminated in the 8-for-4 game. This season Their two main senior players graduated, and the strength of the team 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, and we are playing at home. We will definitely advance to the top 16."

Before the game started, the auditorium was already full of people.

Entering the state league stage, the game is a life-and-death game. Almost every game will be fierce and exciting, attracting attention.

That's why there were a lot of fans present today. It can be said that it was full. The gymnasium of St. Joseph High School is not big, 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.

At the same time, in the locker room.

A group of players from St. Joseph High School were sitting and getting ready. The clamor outside was loud and passed into the locker room, making the players excited and nervous at the same time.

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

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

"that is."

The players cheer each other on.

After all, they were eighth in the South Bend League last year, and they haven't been able to make it to the state league for many years. It's the first time for all players to play in the state league, so nervousness is inevitable.

"Crack!"

At this time Frank opened the door and came in.

One look at him and he knew that the players were a little nervous. He smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, just treat it as an ordinary game. There is actually no difference between the state league and the league game, it's just more intense."

"Ah."

Everyone nodded.

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

Everyone got up and walked out of the locker room behind Frank. There was a huge booing outside, and Qin Hao knew without asking that it was the visiting team's appearance.

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

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

(End of this chapter)