Zoey & Mom
Hey, my name is Zoe Brooks. I’m 13, I attend Holy Savior Academy in South Plainfield, I’m a 5-7 guard for the New Jersey Sparks (Class of 2023) and here are some of the things I do on and off the court on a daily basis.
Monday, May 7
I woke up today and my ankle was still hurting from the weekend. After school, I knew we had Sparks practice so I iced my ankle while watching TV. Practice was good and when I went home I ate, did my homework and went to sleep.
I woke up today and my ankle was still hurting from the weekend. After school, I knew we had Sparks practice so I iced my ankle while watching TV. Practice was good and when I went home I ate, did my homework and went to sleep.
Tuesday, May 8
I love playing basketball for my middle school team and as
usual, we won the championship this year. Today was our day to celebrate the
chip so we had a pizza party after school. After we were done eating, we played
ball and me and my good friend Jett played a three point shooting game. After
playing around for a little bit the whole team had to put on our uniforms and
take pictures.
Wednesday, May 9
After school I did my homework, took a little nap and then got
dressed for Sparks practice in Newark. When we got to the gym, there was
another team there so because of the confusion, we ended up not practicing.
Thursday, May 10
Today I had a math test and that is the subject I struggle
the most in. After school I went to my trainer Eric and I was supposed to do
two sessions but my ankle wasn’t fully healed yet so I only did one. After my
workout, I did my homework, ate dinner and watched Youtube for the rest of the
night.
Friday, May 11
Today the team got back bad news about our big man Kelyse.
She got her MRI results and she has a torn ACL and is done for the season. She does a lot of things for us and will be
missed. I worked out for an hour, did my homework and went to bed early because
we have the Rose Classic this weekend and we’re playing up.
Saturday, May 12
I woke up early so that we could head to Brooklyn. We played
against Bay State and Exodus 8th grade. Although we competed hard,
we dropped both games. We have to get used to playing without Kelyse and
although I normally play shooting guard, I now have to do a lot of stuff that
centers normally do. Between games, me and my teammate Kayla went to the movies
and saw Avengers. It was really good although I still don’t understand what
happened at the end.
Sunday, May 13
We had three more games today in the Rose Classic. We won by
forfeit, beat the 8th grade Havoc team and lost by one to Team Sol 8th
grade. We’re better than Team Sol and had the lead in the final 30 seconds but
didn’t seal the deal. Although we went 2-3 this weekend, I feel like we got
better as a team and when we play our age these games can only help us. Today
is Mother’s Day so after our games, I went and hung out with the best mom in
the world, Milicent Brooks.
