The next day.
The sun shone brightly on the streets of Kanagawa.
The news of Shohoku's victory over Shoyo spread like wildfire across the entire Kanagawa high school basketball scene.
Those who hadn't watched the game were stunned when they heard the news, disbelief written all over their faces.
All major basketball newspapers and magazines did not hesitate to praise Shohoku's strong performance.
They used eye-catching headlines and detailed reports to present the readers with the breathtaking scenes of Shohoku during the game.
These reports also boosted Shohoku's reputation in Kanagawa, making it the focus of everyone's attention.
[Shohoku Defeats Shoyo by a Huge Margin, Crushing Them Without Any Chance of Recovery]
[Too Crazy! Shohoku and Shoyo's Match Turns Into a Massacre, Score Too Painful to Watch]
[Kanagawa Stadium Turns Into a Slaughterhouse? Shohoku Overwhelms Shoyo by a Large Margin]
Of course, in the overwhelming news reports, the most frequently mentioned term is "Jack Carter."
After all, in that game, Jack Carter's playing style completely captivated the audience.
Everyone was drawn to his exceptional basketball skills.
Nowadays, many basketball fans in the streets and alleys have started to imitate Jack Carter's moves.
For a time, Jack Carter became the focal point of Kanagawa High School basketball.
[Major Shakeup in Kanagawa Basketball World! Super High-Speed Dribbling?! Formless Shot?! Breaking the Existing Perception of Basketball Skills.]
[Shohoku Displays Amazing Skills Again, and Shoyo is Powerless to Fight Back]
[Jack Carter! Scores 87 Points in the Game, the Best in High School Basketball?!]
Of course, in addition to the extensive coverage of Jack Carter, other Shohoku players also received some attention, but it was far less detailed than that of Jack Carter.
The Shohoku players' eyes shone with excitement. In the past, they had never dared to dream of such media hype.
But when everyone saw the full report about Jack Carter, they felt a twinge of jealousy and couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.
Hanamichi Sakuragi was so anxious that he scratched his head and flipped through the weekly magazine, shouting at the top of his voice: "Damn it! You all have been reported, why is my name not included?"
Hisashi Mitsui stared at the page with his name on it, his mouth curled up unconsciously, his face full of pride. "These reporters are quite discerning."
Ryota Miyagi looked at the weekly magazine's report of his heroic figure on the court with great pleasure and then turned his head to show off to Ayako, who was not far away. "Ayako, come and see, I've also been reported."
Takenori Akagi and Kaede Rukawa both remained silent with serious expressions.
Akagi had a serious face and remained silent. He was not good at expressing his inner emotions in front of others.
Rukawa, as always, wore his signature poker face, making it impossible to tell whether he was happy or unhappy.
Jack Carter looked at the various compliments about himself in the reports with a calm and unperturbed expression, as if those compliments had nothing to do with him.
Seeing this, Kara Smith was full of doubts and couldn't help asking, "Jack, aren't you happy to see yourself being reported?"
Jack Carter said calmly, as if he was talking about something very ordinary: "What's there to be happy about? This is not the first time."
Kara Smith sighed secretly and muttered to herself, "Jack is becoming more and more indifferent."
Although they spent their daily time together and their conversations remained normal, she always felt that Jack Carter's temperament was changing in a bad direction.
She didn't like the change.
"Jack was the best when he was a child," she murmured softly.
In addition to Shohoku's information, there are two pieces of news in the basketball weekly that are particularly eye-catching, and there is one piece of news that everyone is looking forward to.
Two big news stories are that Ryonan and Kainan also made it to the semi-finals.
I don't know if it was because Shohoku's outstanding performance stimulated them. In this round of the game, Ryonan played against Hamada Central and won easily with a huge score of 168 to 63, a difference of more than 100 points.
Kainan University Affiliated School faced Takenaka. Shinichi Maki, Soichiro Jin, and Nobunaga Kiyota did not play, but they still won the game with a score of 157 to 57, exactly 100 points.
As for another piece of news, the two teams in the next match will be Shohoku vs. Kainan.
Many people are speculating that since Shohoku can defeat the former second-place Shoyo High School, it is very likely that they will also dethrone Kanagawa's number one and reigning team, Kainan.
As for Ryonan, their performance this year is indeed much stronger than in previous years, and Sendoh has shown strength far beyond last year.
Unfortunately, the dark horse Shohoku emerged and became so popular that Ryonan's brilliance was overshadowed.
Although many people are optimistic about Ryonan, most people still prefer Shohoku, hoping that this dark horse can continue to create miracles.
A special reminder.
In another group of matches, Buri faced Daipaku, and Buri narrowly defeated Daipaku 83 to 79.
In this way, the four teams that successfully entered the final semi-finals were freshly announced, namely Shohoku High School, Ryonan High School, Kainan University Affiliated School, and Buri High School.
However, most people simply ignore Buri High School.
From the scores of the game, it can be seen that the strength gap between Buri and the other three teams is not small.
The college basketball teams and various media outlets all agreed that the top three teams in the county tournament would be Shohoku, Ryonan, and Kainan University Affiliated Team.
The day before the game.
Shohoku High School Basketball Club.
"Assemble!"
Takenori Akagi shouted at the top of his lungs.
He swept his eyes over the players and said seriously, "The semi-finals are about to begin.
The teams that advance this time are Kainan University Affiliated School, Ryonan, Buri, and us.
The top two teams out of the four will be the only two teams that qualify to participate in the National High School League."
Kiminobu Kogure looked serious and took over the conversation. "Kainan University Affiliated School defeated Takenaka in the match with a lead of 100 points, and they defeated the top eight teams without their main players.
Of course, they will definitely send out all their main players in the final.
After all, this is about their reputation as the strongest team in Kanagawa and their history of participating in the National High School League for 17 consecutive years."
Snort...
Hanamichi Sakuragi snorted heavily, and then shouted at the top of his voice: "What's so great about Kainan? There is nothing to be afraid of. I, the genius Hanamichi Sakuragi, will definitely defeat them."
Hohohoho…
Coach Anzai laughed and looked at Sakuragi with admiration. "Well, Sakuragi is right.
From now on, this kind of thinking is very important.
No matter what, we must beat Kainan.
If you don't have this ambition, there is no need to waste your energy playing against them.
Because they may bring you a blow and even affect your future basketball career.
They are such opponents."
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the people in Shohoku changed instantly, and the atmosphere in the entire training room suddenly became tense, as if the air had solidified.
Ahaha…
At this moment, Jack Carter yawned suddenly, a gleam of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he grinned expectantly, "Kainan? I hope they are really that strong."
Jack Carter's appearance was out of place in this tense and serious atmosphere.
But it was precisely because of this that everyone finally remembered that there was still a great player hidden in their Shohoku!
Yasuharu Yasuda's eyes lit up, and he shouted excitedly: "Yes, we still have Jack Carter. Even Kainan may not be able to defeat Jack Carter!"
Tetsushi Shiozaki also quickly agreed: "Yes, Kainan is very strong, but we also have Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa, so there will be no problem."
"Hey! You two, don't you take me seriously?" Hisashi Mitsui became unhappy when he heard this.
The two only mentioned Jack Carter and Kaede Rukawa and didn't mention themselves at all.
How much do you think of yourself? How can you tolerate this?
Ryota Miyagi also grumbled quietly, looking unconvinced. "What's so great about that? He's just a little better at playing basketball and a little taller than me..."
Ayako smiled and encouraged everyone: "That's right, our Shohoku is not weak now, not to mention we have Jack Carter, it is not impossible to defeat Kainan."
At this time, Kara Smith came over with a stack of information and said seriously: "Ayako is right, Kainan is indeed very strong, but Shohoku is no weaker than them now. It's just that everyone has too deep an impression of Kainan, so they think Kainan is very strong."
Privately, Kara Smith carefully compared the information of the Shohoku and Kainan players.
After some research, she had to admit that, overall, Kainan's comprehensive strength is top-notch among all schools.
But during this careful comparison, she discovered something quite interesting.
Judging from the starting lineup alone, Shohoku's overall strength is not only not inferior to Kainan, but is even slightly better.
Coupled with the presence of Jack Carter who was far superior to everyone else, Kara Smith was certain that as long as Shohoku didn't make any mistakes, it would not be difficult to defeat Kainan.
Kara Smith has her own pride. In a way, she is very similar to Jack Carter, both of them have absolute confidence in their own abilities.
She firmly believed that no one could compare to her in collecting and analyzing intelligence.
"Next, let me talk about Kainan's player information." Kara Smith raised the information in her hand and said.
In an instant, the scene became quiet, and everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Now in the team, Kara Smith's status is second only to Coach Anzai and Takenori Akagi.
When she read out the information, even Takenori Akagi listened attentively.
There is no way. The information provided by Kara Smith is so accurate and important that one cannot help but admire her.
"First is the center, Kazuma Takasago, number 8, third grade, 191cm tall, 80kg. He is second only to Captain Akagi in strength, and has the ability to draw fouls, which is something we need to pay attention to during the game."
"Power forward, Tadashi Muto, No. 9, 3rd grade, 184cm tall, 75kg. Has good defensive skills, but not good at offense. Good at helping the team create opportunities."
"Small forward, Nobunaga Kiyota, No. 10, is a freshman who joined the team this year.
He is 178cm tall and weighs 65kg.
He has a strong jumping ability and superb ball handling skills, so you must be careful if you meet him.
I would also like to add that he is a bit arrogant.
Except for showing respect to people he respects, he is a completely arrogant guy.
During the game, you can take advantage of this."
"Then there's the shooting guard, Soichiro Jin, number 6, 189cm tall, 71kg.
He has average speed and average jumping ability, but he has an extremely accurate three-point shooting technique and is one of the best three-point shooters in the prefecture.
If we only talk about shooting, even Mitsui-senpai may not be his match."
Snort...
When Hisashi Mitsui heard this, his face was full of dissatisfaction, and his face darkened slightly, but he still said stubbornly: "Then I will prove who is the best three-point shooter in Kanagawa."
Kara Smith finally said, "Finally, we have Kainan's point guard, and also Kainan's captain, Shinichi Maki, number 4, 184cm tall, 79kg in weight.
Speaking of point guards alone, he is definitely the No. 1 in Kanagawa.
He is also recognized as one of the outstanding players in high school basketball, and is known as Emperor Maki.
He has excellent leadership skills, is calm in the face of difficulties, has a strong will, is good at observation and analysis, and never underestimates the enemy.
He is our biggest obstacle during the game."
After saying this, Kara Smith couldn't help but secretly admire Shinichi Maki.
Shinichi Maki is one of the most talented players she has ever seen since she started playing basketball.
In terms of basketball skills, Shinichi Maki may not be as good as Jack Carter, but playing basketball does not rely solely on skills. In other aspects, Shinichi Maki is better than Jack Carter.
"I guess Jack Carter will be in big trouble by then!" Kara Smith thought to herself.
At this time, Coach Anzai spoke up. "Like Kara said, Kainan is very strong. Do you have the confidence to beat them?"
"Yes…" Everyone in Shohoku shouted in unison at the top of their lungs, the sound making the stadium buzz.
Coach Anzai nodded with satisfaction, and turned to Takenori Akagi and said, "Akagi, the rest is up to you."
"Yes..." Takenori Akagi responded, turned around and shouted to the team members. "Okay, everyone continue training, and cheer up to defeat Kainan."
"Oh..." Everyone responded in unison again.
Soon, the gym was filled with the sound of balls bouncing.
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