CjR entry 4

Time: 7:00pm
Date: 2/22/08

Today was not like any other day at the rec. There was a basketball tournament all day. There was so much action and excitement going around i had a hard time trying to figure out what I should write. The games went like this 5 players on a team two teams on the floor at a time, half court games, play up to 15. Many of the teams were people who seemed to be good friends because they joked around with each other. The teams seemed to be very athletic and seem to be playing for a big prize. As it turns out the grand prize for the first place winner was $500 .00. Most of the teams are comprised of people of the same ethnicity. There seemed to be more black people that white. I wonder why that is? The noise in the atmosphere was louder than ever. There is a lot of more people on the sidelines cheering for the various teams playing. There are referee's who seem to be very professional. They play as though it is a real game with all the same rules unlike all of the other times that people play at the rec. As i noticed there was this certain team that dominated all of the teams. This team was made up of guys who looked like the ranged in age from 18-21 and were all very tall about 6'2 or taller and muscular built. this team did not lose one time and in the end won the $500.00. They were very entergetic. They seemed to boast up each other when one player was not doing its job. All of the teams worked hard and there was a lot of sweat. As the competition came to an end the whole crowd got very excited there was so much comotion when they announced the winning team