As the ship came into harbor, Jeremy soon saw the rec center right on the edge of shore. Jeremy was the big middle school basketball star, and even though the other guys never stood a chance against him in one-on-one, they were always up for a good game.
At the rec center front desk, a high school kid comes out wearing a volunteer tag and tells the boys that they can play on their own if they choose, or they can sign up for the tournament later that evening. Zach wasn't too big on the idea of playing in the basketball tournament -- after all, there was so much to see and do on Pleasure Island -- but he later relented to Jeremy's insistence, and the boys were signed up for their first game in two hours. Joining them would be two other boys who had been on the waiting list earlier.