1. The smell of popcorn on game night.
2. The squeek of gym shoes on a wooden floor.
3. The town backing the local team.
4. School fight songs.
5. Multiple generations playing for the same school.
6. Gut wrenching nerves day of the game.
7. Fundamentals.
8. People caring about basketball right after God and family.
9. When you say a last name of a person, a town is associated with it.
10. Something that you work your schedule around.
11. Something you look forward to practice beginning then the first game, then sectional.
12. Seeing high school boys playing so hard for pride's sake.
13. Coaches working the officials.
14. Officials working the game.
15. That one fan each town has that you see when you play them.
16. Often better assistant coaches than there are head coaches in other states.
17. Life and death rivalries.
18. Teachers wearing ties and jackets to games (sometimes).
19. Something you don't realize you have until you graduate then you want it back badly.
20. Getting to know other coaches because of shared experiences.
21. Packed gyms.