Senior James Dearmon is a point guard for our 3A boys basketball team. James, more commonly known as Boogie, started playing basketball as a freshman. Before then, he played football. Although he hopes to play at a professional level one day, his focus right now is to get a scholarship to play in college. “I love everything about the game,” he said. James had a little sister who passed away, but she continues to empower him to keep working to get better everyday. Before she passed, she told him to “take it to another level.” James remembers her support: “She encouraged me to never give up, never quit, and always work to better myself.” Another person in Jame’s life who deserves accredit to is Coach Cato. “I look up to Coach Cato like he's a role model. He always pushes me to get better and he wants me to be the best version of myself I can be. He teaches us lessons that go towards basketball but you can also apply them to life,” James said. His mentality in life and basketball is to, “kill or be killed.” We see this in action by taking opportunities seriously and executing tasks diligently because if he does not meet and exceed the challenge, someone else will. Coach Cato confirms, “Boogie is the engine to our car with his toughness, his leadership, his attitude, and his drive to be the best version of himself day in and day out.” As we all look forward to seeing the accomplishments James will make, his ultimate goal in life is to be a good person by helping other people.