Waking the Dragon

Poking the bear, let sleeping dogs lie, there are all kinds of euphemisms about not angering your opponents and this is a lesson I have taken to heart but is a story for another day as today's story is about Peach getting woke up.  Yesterday she played basketball against the hated UL Jets, well maybe that is a little strong but they did run the score up on our varsity girls to the tune of a 50 point victory where they left starters in until about 3 minutes left in the 4th (also a story for another day), they aren't great but Peach was feeling a little nervous and so was I since her team would be missing it's best player.  Well she did a great job running the point and got several good looks for her teammates, but late in the game, and I am talking less than a minute left and down by 20 UL decides to press.  Well they get a couple of turnovers but, the deficit is just too large at this point.  Anyway Peach either steals the ball or breaks the press I can't remember completely and she is breaking away but there is a girl running her down and she steals the ball.  Well she is mad already because during the press they are grabbing and holding her and the refs aren't calling anything and this girl stealing the ball is the last straw.  I did yell behind you but it was too late, so not on Dad.  Anyway when the girl steals the ball the breaking point is reached, and I hope I can get the video some day but right at that point the dragon gets woke up and Peach goes diving after the ball and takes the girl down.  Totally a foul on Peach and probably a border line technical foul, but the game is out of hand.  Well they get the ball and are bringing it up and she is in full defense mode.  We are playing a 2-3 zone at this point, but she is out front on the zone and she is fully engaged - hands out - fired up.  I told her I wished the girl had fired her up in the first quarter.  She plays again tonight against a team that they had to beat at the buzzer the first time they played.  Still don't have their best player back, but if the dragon is out...Ooooo who knows.  I would like to see it, but I will be watching E make his second ever varsity start.  Once again another story.