FeedsCousins battle in Plymouth showdown, Robinson wins round 2
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A cross-campus rivalry game is tough enough, but to have to play against family on top of it?It’s not quite at the level of Muhammad Ali taking on George Foreman or Mike Tyson battling Evander Holyfield, but the Chealsea Davis and Kelsi Robinson match-up is about as big as it gets in Plymouth.
Both are sophomore basketball players and, by the way, are cousins.
On any normal day the two are as close as any cousins can be and on the best of days they will even ‘fess up to being best of friends. However, one plays for Salem High School and the other for Plymouth.
All of the family love and the friendly banter were shoved aside on Tuesday when the two stepped on to the hardwood at Plymouth High School for rivalry match-up. (Read Story »)
A cross-campus rivalry game is tough enough, but to have to play against family on top of it?
“It makes it a lot harder,” said Robinson, a 5-foot-10 guard for the Wildcats. “We play mostly for bragging rights for the whole year.”
Robinson earned those rights when she and her Wildcats avenged last year’s loss with a 35-33 win. She even scored eight points in the contest to Davis’s two and three assists. That means Robinson won’t have to wear a Salem T-shirt during the families’ Thanksgiving get-together—the family wager from last year.
Robinson and Davis both admitted that there is more trash talking during the week but come game time, the talking stops and playing starts.
“We just play the way we would normally play like against anyone else,” said Davis, a 5-foot-11 Salem player. “We love each other until 7:00. Now we love each other again—she’s my best friend.”
It’s true. No words were swapped on the floor, but afterwards, they exchanged hugs and smiles.
That’s easy—until Davis has to wear a Wildcat shirt for Thanksgiving dinner.
The girls are even now—both were freshmen varsity players last year when Salem won.
Who will round three go to?
“Salem,” said Davis without batting an eye.
Not if Robinson has anything to do with it.
