Night Hoops

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussions of animal cruelty and death, physical abuse, and graphic violence. 

Bothell wins their next three games. Darren and Luke play good defense and knock down their jump shots. Tom McShane collects rebounds and hard fouls. Trent keeps scoring, and he does the “dirty work,” diving after loose balls. Overshadowing their success is the phone call Trent might receive from Zack.

On Monday, Trent acts toxic. He snarls at people in the locker room, doesn’t dive after loose balls, and crashes into Matt Markey before he starts to hit Matt. O’Leary dismisses Trent.

After dinner, Nick confronts Trent, who admits that Zack called. Trent downplays the shooting, claiming it was like getting shot with a BB. Nick still doesn’t understand why Trent will give up his life for Zack. Trent asks Nick about his earliest memory, and Nick says it’s of his dad swinging him in the park. Trent’s earliest memory was when he was three. Hungry, he walked into his mother’s room. His mother was naked and next to a strange man, so Zack closed the door and gave him pretzels. Nick gets Trent to stay for two more games—the end of the season.