Chapter 4 The First Battle

Soon, the new season began. As the last-place team in Ohio, Jacks High School's first game of the new season was against West High School.

Wies High School is not ranked high in Ohio, but it is also in the middle. Based on past experience, this is a game that Wies High School is sure to win.

The game was held at Jacks High School. The stadium, which could accommodate thousands of people, was less than half full. The students were even less interested in the school team games than in Jaylen Will.

After all, when you watch the school team games, you can only see the opponents wantonly bullying the rim, while their school team players can only serve as background boards again and again.

And Jaylen Will is a man who can do all kinds of tricks at parties...

It's obvious which one is more interesting!
Not only was there a small number of spectators for this game, but there was no college scout in person to watch the game. However, a local media outlet, the Akron Sports Journal, sent a reporter named Rice to watch the game. However, from the way he yawned while sitting on the sidelines, it could be seen that he was not interested in today's game either.

"Editor Oss's head must be filled with shit from the slum streets, stinking and rotten.

They actually handed the St. Mary's High School game over to other reporters. Are they as familiar with the Chosen One as I am?

This is St. Mary's High School's first game, and the subscription volume will definitely explode."

While Rice was chewing gum and muttering to himself about his leader, coach Joe Weems pulled Zheng Yang aside and gave him some instructions.

"Dear Zheng, in this game, we must kick the ass of West High School hard and make them cry as they leave this stadium."

The reason why Coach Joe Weems had such a big grudge against West High School was that before the season started, he invited the other side to play a friendly match to practice.

However, they were rejected by the other party with the reason that "the intensity of the game against Jacks High School is lower than the intensity of their team's training games."

Although this may be true, it is too disrespectful to Joe Weems.

He has been in the world for so many years and cares most about his face.

It would be fine if they were unable to teach the other party a lesson, but they now have their dear Zheng, and they must kick their butts hard in this battle.

The only tactic he formulated for this game was to have Jaylen Will close the door and let Zheng go!

Zheng Yang also knew about the grudge between Joe Wims and the other party, so he immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

"I promise you coach, they won't be able to sleep when they get home tonight."

Whether it's for Joe Wims or for his own popularity, Zheng Yang is ready to give this guy a little shock through this competition.

The game started soon and players from both sides entered the field.

It can also be seen from the players' height that there is quite a big difference in the physical talents of the players of the two teams.

Among the starting five players of West High School, there are three players who are 1.9 meters tall, and one of them is a 2.05 meter tall center.

On the other hand, in Jacks High School, apart from Zheng Yang who barely reaches two meters, only the center on the team is over 1.9 meters tall.

For a moment, no one knew who the center of the team was.

Zheng Yang was the one who jumped for the jump ball. He jumped lightly and pushed the basketball to his side. Jaylen Will caught the ball and turned around to see that Zheng Yang had already rushed beyond the opponent's three-point line.

There was no time to admire his speed, Jaylen Will gathered his strength and passed the ball directly to Zheng Yang, who easily scored a dunk.

Five seconds into the game, Zheng Yang had already contributed a shot that made the whole audience cheer.

Rice stopped chewing gum and looked puzzled.

Who is this yellow guy with explosive physical fitness?

Why haven't I heard anything from him before?
Could it be the freshman at Jax High School?

"Good shot, Zheng, that's it, beat the fucking opponent for me."

Joe Wims on the sidelines has completely lost his usual serious and cool demeanor and has completely turned into a loyal fan of Zheng Yang.

There's no point in pretending to be cool, winning is the key.

If Jaylen Will was any use, he would have put his hot face against his cold butt long ago.

The head coach of West High School stroked his chin, and for a moment he couldn't think of any impression of this yellow man.

Coming back, it was West Middle School's turn to attack, but when the opponent's point guard dribbled across half court and was about to pass the ball to the team's center inside, Zheng Yang directly intercepted the ball midway and then made a slam dunk.

Reporter Les picked up the pen in his hand and prepared to write something down. He had a hunch that this strange yellow man today would give him a little shock.

Joe Weems: What's your feeling? It's already two rounds. Is this a feeling? This is a feeling, right?
"Increase your focus and avoid distractions."

The game had only been going on for less than a minute and the coach of West Middle School had no intention of calling a timeout. He felt that the reason for the 0:4 score was simply because the players were distracted today and were not defending aggressively enough.

So he shouted loudly to his teammates.

The following story is actually very boring, because it is a massacre. It is not that Jax High School massacred West High School, but that Zheng Yang massacred West High School.

Basically in every round, Zheng Yang can throw the ball into that damn basket, whether it is a steal and slam dunk, a turnaround and fade away, or a breakthrough layup, he seems to be omnipotent.

There is a sentence in Rice's notebook, which was a thought that came to him naturally at the end of the game.

"This is not a game between people of the same age. This strange yellow man is like Jordan in the NBA, able to score anywhere and in any way he wants.

No one can stop him, no one!"

When the game ended, the audience cheered thunderously. Even though less than half of the people were there, the cheers were louder than when the venue was full.

Joe Weems, who has coached at Jacks High School for many years, can guarantee that this is the loudest cheer he has heard in this stadium in all these years.

none of them.

The creator of all this is the "Zheng" mentioned by the audience.

Jaylen Will was a little dazed when looking at the score of 40:64 on the monitor.

No, that’s winning?
He seemed to do nothing, just stood there watching the show, and then he won?

Last season, they only won three games, and they were lucky to win from the bottom team, but now they easily beat West High School, and it was a crushing victory. Jaylen Will couldn't believe it at all. He walked to the technical table and asked for today's game data.

The first thing he looked at was Zheng Yang's data, and he was stunned again.

He knew that the opponent had scored a lot of points today, but he didn't expect that he would score so many points.

40分13篮板2助攻，5盖帽6抢断0失误，填满了数据栏。

Perfect data, this is a perfect data!

It was hard for Jaylen Will to believe that someone could score 40 points in a high school game. Some teams might not be able to get this score even after playing a whole game.

But now, this person appeared, and he was his teammate, and he looked at his data again.

8 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists.

Although his scoring average is slightly lower than last season, his efficiency has improved a lot. Last season, since he was the star player of Jacks High School, he was the main defensive target of the opponent.

But today, can you believe it, he actually got three empty blues, three, a full three.

Zheng Yang directly attracted most of the defense, so the opponent would often miss people, and Jaylen Will could take this opportunity to fake a pass.

In terms of assists, he has increased a lot compared to last season. It's because Zheng Yang is too accurate. As long as you can pass the ball to him, no matter there are two or three people standing in front of him, he can easily score the ball.

No matter who comes, the number of assists will not be small.

On the other side, Rice found Joe Wims immediately after the game. He wanted to ask him for all the information about the yellow man who shocked him throughout the game.

"His name is Zheng, he's from the East, he just transferred in from San Francisco this school year, and now, as you can see, he's the star of our team.

I believe that when you come to Jacks High School next time, you will hear stories about him from everyone. "

Joe Wims said proudly that although Zheng Yang's success had little to do with him, he is now his head coach.

There was no moment that made him feel more proud than this one.

"Coach Joe Weems, can I do a brief interview with Zheng? I have so many questions I want to ask him."

Rice asked anxiously with a light in his eyes. Joe Wims smiled and nodded, then waved to Zheng Yang.

"Zheng, this is Mr. Rice, a reporter from the Akron Sports Journal. He wants to do a brief interview with you."

Joe Weems said with a smile, hugging his beloved disciple's shoulders.

Zheng Yang nodded and then shook hands with Rice.

"Hello, Mr. Rice, I'm Zheng Yang."

It is very necessary to have a good relationship with the media. If a player wants to become famous, in addition to having strong abilities, he also needs the media to promote him.

Therefore, even though he was an ordinary reporter for a local newspaper, Zheng Yang behaved very politely.

"Hello Zheng, I want to ask if you were also a key member of the team when you were studying in San Francisco?"

"No, I just took basketball as an extracurricular hobby. When I transferred to Jacks High School, I decided to pursue a career in basketball. So I took special training this summer."

Zheng Yang was not on the school team in his original high school, but this information can be easily found later.

Therefore, Zheng Yang did not intend to lie about this.

Anyway, in high school, one summer vacation is enough for a player to transform a lot. Even if his transformation is a little outrageous, it is still acceptable.

"Your performance tonight was truly horrific. You scored 40 points in a single game. How did you feel when you won?"

"Oh I got 40 points? I didn't even notice that, that's a little crazy.

When we won the game, I was a little excited, but I think it's okay. I think we should try to adapt to this situation, because we will often encounter this situation in the future. "

Zheng Yang said with a smile, and Rice also nodded. Judging from the performance of Jacks High School today, there are not many teams in Ohio that can beat them.

"Finally, do you have any goals for your team's performance this season?"

“Our team is in great shape this season, and we have such an excellent coach in Joe Weems, who has coached Jacks High School for many years, as you know.

We also have an excellent passer like Jaylen Will, who made a lot of excellent assists today.

So our goal this season is to win all the games!
Yes, you heard it right, I said total victory!"

The smile on Joe Wims' face froze suddenly. Although he always knew that his beloved disciple was very confident, wasn't he a little too confident?

If it were somewhere else, it might be possible, but in Ohio, there is St. Mary's High School led by the chosen one James. If you want to win all the games, you have to get over them.

But this... is it really possible?

Rice also had a dazed look on his face. Isn't this yellow man a little too arrogant?
Doesn't he know that LeBron James is at St. Mary's High School?

How dare he say that?
Rice wanted to complain, but out of basic professionalism, he nodded and said.

"Then I wish you good luck. By the way, I remember that your next opponent is St. Mary's High School. Then you will get to meet LeBron."

Jaylen Will, who had just walked in, also heard Zheng Yang's answer, but his focus was somewhat different from that of others.

"I was the team's best scorer last season, so how come I've become just a passer now?"

Jaylen Will wanted to cry, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was acceptable.

Originally, it was impossible for him to get a college scholarship given his situation. But if he were to be with Zheng Yang this season, switch from a shooting guard to a point guard, and increase his assists, then depending on the team's performance, he might actually be able to get a scholarship from a university.

And with his physical talent, even if he really goes to college, he will have to play point guard, otherwise he will be physically disadvantaged at the shooting guard position.

(End of this chapter)