Clifton vs. Crosby is the opener of Wednesday night’s doubleheader. Top-ranked Cross faces Norwalk in the second game. Our team arrives at the Fairfield gym an hour before tip-off, and in those nervous minutes when we dress before taking the court, I find a black magic marker and write BC on the back of my sneakers.
“Dude, what’s that for?”
“The initials of the person I’m dedicating my tournament to,” I say without looking up. I’m surprised Kareem even noticed.
“I thought that stood for ‘Before Christ,’ probably when you bought them nasty things.”
Kareem brings a smile to my face. One thing about him, he’s always good at breaking the pre-game tension.
“Hey, you better watch it checking Brown tonight. I hear he breaks some ankles.”
“Well, I’ll just have to tape them up extra tight the
