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Authors: Peter Guy George
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hunnert miles an hour!”
Tony gently slapped Judd on the back, winked his eye and said, “Guess what?”
“What?”
“After I tell Coach Tiny what I just saw, there might be a few more passing plays in the offensive playbook just for you!”
“COOL!!”
Chapter 11- The Pregame
For quite a few people in Dersee, two p.m. on fall Saturdays means only one thing: Bobcats football. In a lakefront town of roughly 15,000 souls, high school football is king on Friday nights and pee wee football rules the roost on Saturdays. Due to Coach Tiny’s popularity and the winning ways of the Bobcats, their games have become the “thing to do” for the local populace.
The Bobcats even have their own pep band, a ten person crew of enthusiastic local musicians who, in tandem with the cheerleaders, stoke the fan’s spirits during the games. The trombone player is noted for playing the “wah-wah-wah-wah” sound whenever the opposing team makes a mistake or receives a penalty flag from the referee. If the Bobcats have the game well in hand or time is running out and they are winning, the pep band and cheerleaders will break into a rousing rendition of “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey, Goodbye” and the Dersee fans would good-naturedly stand up and wave bye-bye to the other team.
Before the Coach Tiny era, the Bobcats would play their home games on one of the Bethel Community Park’s utility fields which were not mowed regularly, there were no yardage stripes and a couple of orange traffic cones would substitute for the goal line. The Bobcats’ uniforms and equipment were often a mishmash of hand-me-downs and were woefully outdated. After Coach Tiny took over the reins, he used his influence with the school board and, with the blessing of the Dersee High School football coach Wayne Hayes, received permission to play on their newly renovated field. He also held several fund-raising events at his restaurant to raise money to buy new red and gray uniforms as well as state-of-the-art equipment for the Bobcats’ players.
Maria, Anthony Jr. and the Judge always came early to Tony’s football games mainly to stake out their seats in the bleachers, but also to meet with the other parents on the team and catch up on the local news. While his son and daughter-in-law were off talking with their friends, Judge Crowne would sit in the bleachers and receive a steady stream of visitors, such as the Mayor, the police chief and other leading citizens of Dersee all of whom had sons or grandsons playing for the Bobcats. Since retiring from the bench, this was one of the few opportunities for him to see his old cronies and do a little socializing.
In the Bobcats locker room, the players were dressed and ready to go onto the field for their pregame warm-ups and were waiting for Coach Tiny’s pep talk. They could see Tony through the coach’s office window gesturing excitedly while speaking to Coach Tiny and Coach Buck.
“And you’re saying that Judd caught every pass you threw to him last night?” Coach Tiny asked with a serious look on his face.
“You wouldn’t believe it, Coach. I threw the ball high, low, hard, soft, in front of him, in back of him, over his shoulder and he caught all of them, some he even caught one-handed just to show off! I think he could be a real secret weapon in the right situation.”
Coach Buck whistled in amazement and eyeballed Coach Tiny to see what his reaction would be.
“Yeah, I can see your point. But, it has to be the right situation. Judd is just too valuable at left tackle guarding Nick’s blind spot to run a lot of receiver plays. Here’s what we will do for today’s game: get with Nick and Judd about the tackle eligible play and make sure they both know what to do.” Coach Tiny thought for a moment and added, “Also, do not, under any circumstances, let Nick practice passing to Judd during warm-ups. I want this to come as a complete surprise to the Lions if we have to use it. Got
Tony gently slapped Judd on the back, winked his eye and said, “Guess what?”
“What?”
“After I tell Coach Tiny what I just saw, there might be a few more passing plays in the offensive playbook just for you!”
“COOL!!”
Chapter 11- The Pregame
For quite a few people in Dersee, two p.m. on fall Saturdays means only one thing: Bobcats football. In a lakefront town of roughly 15,000 souls, high school football is king on Friday nights and pee wee football rules the roost on Saturdays. Due to Coach Tiny’s popularity and the winning ways of the Bobcats, their games have become the “thing to do” for the local populace.
The Bobcats even have their own pep band, a ten person crew of enthusiastic local musicians who, in tandem with the cheerleaders, stoke the fan’s spirits during the games. The trombone player is noted for playing the “wah-wah-wah-wah” sound whenever the opposing team makes a mistake or receives a penalty flag from the referee. If the Bobcats have the game well in hand or time is running out and they are winning, the pep band and cheerleaders will break into a rousing rendition of “Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey, Goodbye” and the Dersee fans would good-naturedly stand up and wave bye-bye to the other team.
Before the Coach Tiny era, the Bobcats would play their home games on one of the Bethel Community Park’s utility fields which were not mowed regularly, there were no yardage stripes and a couple of orange traffic cones would substitute for the goal line. The Bobcats’ uniforms and equipment were often a mishmash of hand-me-downs and were woefully outdated. After Coach Tiny took over the reins, he used his influence with the school board and, with the blessing of the Dersee High School football coach Wayne Hayes, received permission to play on their newly renovated field. He also held several fund-raising events at his restaurant to raise money to buy new red and gray uniforms as well as state-of-the-art equipment for the Bobcats’ players.
Maria, Anthony Jr. and the Judge always came early to Tony’s football games mainly to stake out their seats in the bleachers, but also to meet with the other parents on the team and catch up on the local news. While his son and daughter-in-law were off talking with their friends, Judge Crowne would sit in the bleachers and receive a steady stream of visitors, such as the Mayor, the police chief and other leading citizens of Dersee all of whom had sons or grandsons playing for the Bobcats. Since retiring from the bench, this was one of the few opportunities for him to see his old cronies and do a little socializing.
In the Bobcats locker room, the players were dressed and ready to go onto the field for their pregame warm-ups and were waiting for Coach Tiny’s pep talk. They could see Tony through the coach’s office window gesturing excitedly while speaking to Coach Tiny and Coach Buck.
“And you’re saying that Judd caught every pass you threw to him last night?” Coach Tiny asked with a serious look on his face.
“You wouldn’t believe it, Coach. I threw the ball high, low, hard, soft, in front of him, in back of him, over his shoulder and he caught all of them, some he even caught one-handed just to show off! I think he could be a real secret weapon in the right situation.”
Coach Buck whistled in amazement and eyeballed Coach Tiny to see what his reaction would be.
“Yeah, I can see your point. But, it has to be the right situation. Judd is just too valuable at left tackle guarding Nick’s blind spot to run a lot of receiver plays. Here’s what we will do for today’s game: get with Nick and Judd about the tackle eligible play and make sure they both know what to do.” Coach Tiny thought for a moment and added, “Also, do not, under any circumstances, let Nick practice passing to Judd during warm-ups. I want this to come as a complete surprise to the Lions if we have to use it. Got
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