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| COURTNEY LATHAM & TAYLOR GILBERT |
I have sayings I repeat over and over and sometimes when people hear things enough, they understand it. "The game starts at the one" and "It's not what you do, it's who you do it against" are the ones I use most frequently however although I don't use "There are basketball players and there are those who play basketball" as much, please note that it's equally if not more important than the other two. Let's backtrack to February 2010 when a freshmen named AJ Alix put Bellaire on her back and guided them to a 20 plus point come from behind victory over Elsik. Bellaire went on to play R-3 Final against Hightower and despite a 40 point performance from "The Real Deal", the Hurricanes advanced to state and finished second against Cy Fair. That loss stuck with the Rams "Big Three" of Porter, Ocanas and Elonu and they started and finished with a bang on their way to state last season. They had something to prove and they made their point, the true mark of basketball players
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| TYLER GILBERT & JASMINE PROPHET |
Ironically Hightower found themselves in the same situation this season as they were"UPSET" by Clear Springs in the E-8 last season and like Elsik from the season before, they had proving a point on their minds and with three D1 players over 6'1, Tyler Gilbert, Taylor Gilbert and Jasmine Prophet, the Hurricanes had their sights on having opponents call FEMA but sometimes things just don't happen like they should, especially in sports and it's unfortunate when injuries dictate the outcome. The truly sad part is that 20 years from now, most people won't remember why this or that turned out the way it did. Who am I kidding, 20 days from now many forget however losing Taylor Gilbert to an ACL injury has definitely rearranged my preseason picks as the Hurricanes were supposed to be playing North Shore in the E8 to see who made it to Campbell, North Shore losing Monique Bedford has been equally devastating and it appears that neither team will win district. You hate to see things like this happen but no matter how it turns out, I'll be reaching my prime in 20 years and letting you know what really happened