On October 17th, the first round of CIF Division I league games arrived.
There are two to three CIF Division I league matches every week, usually two. Each school's matches are scheduled at the same time to facilitate the recording of scores and data.
Compton High School's opening game was at home, starting at 4 p.m.; Zhang Yang and DeRozan began their leisurely warm-up training at 2:40 p.m.
Having learned from Zhang Yang, last season DeRozan adopted a more professionally structured warm-up. Initially curious about why his friend started warming up so early, after trying it once and realizing its benefits, he stuck with it, and it eventually became a habit.
At 3:45 p.m., players from Compton High School and Pomona High School entered the court.
DeRozan treated this game as the true beginning of his high school career and wanted to share his emotions with Zhang Yang, but he saw Zhang San standing there with his face stern and his posture upright.