Westran High School's Roscoe Robinson can tell you it's a way to heal and to honor someone who helped him get to where he is today.

Roscoe was having the best game of his life against Sweet Springs on December 29, 2007.

"It was a unique situation and it couldn't have been scripted any better. He had a great game," Coach Scott Floyd said.

Great games started for Roscoe in the backyard on his Huntsville home with his family on a hoop with a hole in the backboard.

"His dad always told him you're destined for greatness," Roscoe's mother Dimple said. "You're going to do something great in life."

"About 3rd grade when we started playing little league ball. Everybody's like he's pretty good. He's got some game, he's got some skills," Roscoe said.

He's still a stat book stuffer today. The junior point guard averages almost 30 points and double digit rebounds per game.

"The fact that he's running point guard for us, that's amazing. He's doing good in every aspect of the game," said Coach Floyd.

"I am, because my dad practiced with me when I was younger. He always practiced with me on my offensive skills, my dribbling, my shooting. I really need to improve my shooting," Roscoe explained.

The pictures of the past provide Roscoe Robinson passion for the present. His dad, Willy Bob Robinson, died from a heart attack on Christmas day.

"Roscoe gave us some beautiful cards thanking us for everything we've ever done for him, just being there for him. I just cried you know, this was the best present I ever got. My husband was so happy," Dimple said.

"I've grown up a lot," Roscoe said. "I know I have to be the man of the house now."

The rest of the season the Westran players are wearing black arm bands with the initials W.B.R. sewn into them. Roscoe honors his dad with his play.

"I think about him a lot. I can see him on the first row grinning, 'C'mon Roscoe you ain't tired.' I can see him yelling at me and pushing me," Roscoe said.

Memories and moments are the gift his dad gave Roscoe everyday.

"The best memory was him cooking breakfast in the morning everyday. He would say, 'I'm not cooking' and then he'd cook it," Roscoe added. "I miss everything about him."

On the morning of the Sweet Springs game, Roscoe made his own breakfast and then had the greatest game of his life. It was his first ever triple-double with 30 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds. It was his first game without his dad.

"He just went out there and played his heart out, played the best game he ever has," his mother said.

"Had his first triple-double and we won by 30, it was a great night," Coach Floyd added.

Roscoe said, "he was with me that game, he was with me."

Roscoe is dedicating the season to his dad and said the ultimate gift is a district championship.

"You live life to the fullest, life is too short. I really know what that means, I really know what that means," his mother said.

Roscoe is also a great track athlete. He won the Class Two state long jump title last season and said Missouri and Georgia Tech are interested in his track skills in college. Roscoe is an athletic legacy, Willy Bob Robinson walked on and played football at the University of Oregon.