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Authors: Peter Guy George
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it?”
“Got it, Coach!” Tony grinned and trotted out of the office. He went to Nick and Judd and filled them in on the new play.
“You know we’re supposed to get beat today,” Coach Tiny somberly said as he stared at the floor and began his pregame speech. He exhaled sharply, looked up at the ceiling and continued in an almost mournful voice, “Yes, today we are supposed to get killed by a score of 35 to 7.” He repeated the score for effect, “Yes sir, 35 to 7.” He raises his voice louder and points to a news article that’s pinned on the locker bulletin board, “That so-called sports writer for the Herald thinks we’re nothin’ but dead meat for those Lions to pick over.” Now his voice is booming, “He even said we were ‘LUCKY’ to beat such a great team last year! Well, I’ve got NEWS for him!” Coach Tiny is on a roll now, pacing back and forth in front of his players, sweat cascading down his face, his neck veins pulsating, “I’ve got FRONT PAGE NEWS for him! The past is the past! What matters now is today!” Coach Tiny paused, stared at each and every player as he let the last sentence sink in and bellowed, “And today we are a much better team than last year!”
By this time, all the players were hopping up and down, holding their helmets high and chanting, “Coach! Coach! Coach!”
“WHO ARE WE?” Coach Tiny roared.
“The Bobcats!”
“WHO!”
“The Bobcats!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“THE BOBCATS!”
“WHAT ARE WE?”
“Winners!”
“WHAT ARE WE?”
“Winners!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!”
“ARE WE GOING TO BEAT THE LIONS?”
“Yes, sir!”
“ARE WE GOING TO BEAT THE LIONS?”
“Yes, sir!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“YES, SIR! YES, SIR! YES, SIR!”
Chapter 12- The Felicity Factor
Smilin’ Bob Taggart, who is an on-air personality from the local radio station WDER and is also the public address announcer for the Bobcat’s games, stood at the fifty-yard line with his wireless microphone, flashed his toothy Hollywood smile and signaled Coach Tiny to send his team crashing through the “Go ‘Cats!” banner held by two cheerleaders. When he gave the signal to Coach Tiny, the pep band broke into their spirited rendition of the Bobcat fight song which brought the Dersee fans to their feet, clapping, stomping the bleachers and chanting loudly for their team.
“And now, he-e-e-e-re’s YOUR defending champion, the Dersee Bobca-a-a-a-ts!!!” Smilin’ Bob announced in his best announcer voice.
Nick Miller and Tony are this year’s Bobcat captains and the captains always have the honor of leading the team through the banner and out onto the field. When Nick and Tony ripped through the banner, Tony glimpsed a familiar face holding her pom-poms in the air, grinning broadly and shouting “Go ‘Cats!” and he couldn’t believe it. As he ran by her she leaned toward him, thrust a pom-pom in his face mask and shouted, “I told you so! Woo! Go ‘Cats!”
It’s been a tradition at Bobcat games for Coach Tiny to give a short speech on good sportsmanship for the benefit of the fans, the opposing fans and the two teams who are playing that day. Jogging onto the field and up to Smilin’ Bob, Coach Tiny took the microphone, re-arranged his ball cap and launched into his speech.
Coach Tiny’s speech gave Tony a short period of time to make sense of what just occurred. The cheerleaders had now taken their positions in front of the hometown bleachers, so Tony turned around to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating and his eyes once again fell on that familiar face: Felicity Whittaker ! Cheerleading? What gives? He scanned the other five cheerleader’s faces and was shocked that Ash wasn’t among them. Stunned for a second, he recovered and gazed into the stands hoping to see Ash with her parents who normally sit next to his mother and father during the game. She’s not there either. Wait a minute, her parents
“Got it, Coach!” Tony grinned and trotted out of the office. He went to Nick and Judd and filled them in on the new play.
“You know we’re supposed to get beat today,” Coach Tiny somberly said as he stared at the floor and began his pregame speech. He exhaled sharply, looked up at the ceiling and continued in an almost mournful voice, “Yes, today we are supposed to get killed by a score of 35 to 7.” He repeated the score for effect, “Yes sir, 35 to 7.” He raises his voice louder and points to a news article that’s pinned on the locker bulletin board, “That so-called sports writer for the Herald thinks we’re nothin’ but dead meat for those Lions to pick over.” Now his voice is booming, “He even said we were ‘LUCKY’ to beat such a great team last year! Well, I’ve got NEWS for him!” Coach Tiny is on a roll now, pacing back and forth in front of his players, sweat cascading down his face, his neck veins pulsating, “I’ve got FRONT PAGE NEWS for him! The past is the past! What matters now is today!” Coach Tiny paused, stared at each and every player as he let the last sentence sink in and bellowed, “And today we are a much better team than last year!”
By this time, all the players were hopping up and down, holding their helmets high and chanting, “Coach! Coach! Coach!”
“WHO ARE WE?” Coach Tiny roared.
“The Bobcats!”
“WHO!”
“The Bobcats!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“THE BOBCATS!”
“WHAT ARE WE?”
“Winners!”
“WHAT ARE WE?”
“Winners!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!”
“ARE WE GOING TO BEAT THE LIONS?”
“Yes, sir!”
“ARE WE GOING TO BEAT THE LIONS?”
“Yes, sir!”
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
“YES, SIR! YES, SIR! YES, SIR!”
Chapter 12- The Felicity Factor
Smilin’ Bob Taggart, who is an on-air personality from the local radio station WDER and is also the public address announcer for the Bobcat’s games, stood at the fifty-yard line with his wireless microphone, flashed his toothy Hollywood smile and signaled Coach Tiny to send his team crashing through the “Go ‘Cats!” banner held by two cheerleaders. When he gave the signal to Coach Tiny, the pep band broke into their spirited rendition of the Bobcat fight song which brought the Dersee fans to their feet, clapping, stomping the bleachers and chanting loudly for their team.
“And now, he-e-e-e-re’s YOUR defending champion, the Dersee Bobca-a-a-a-ts!!!” Smilin’ Bob announced in his best announcer voice.
Nick Miller and Tony are this year’s Bobcat captains and the captains always have the honor of leading the team through the banner and out onto the field. When Nick and Tony ripped through the banner, Tony glimpsed a familiar face holding her pom-poms in the air, grinning broadly and shouting “Go ‘Cats!” and he couldn’t believe it. As he ran by her she leaned toward him, thrust a pom-pom in his face mask and shouted, “I told you so! Woo! Go ‘Cats!”
It’s been a tradition at Bobcat games for Coach Tiny to give a short speech on good sportsmanship for the benefit of the fans, the opposing fans and the two teams who are playing that day. Jogging onto the field and up to Smilin’ Bob, Coach Tiny took the microphone, re-arranged his ball cap and launched into his speech.
Coach Tiny’s speech gave Tony a short period of time to make sense of what just occurred. The cheerleaders had now taken their positions in front of the hometown bleachers, so Tony turned around to make sure he wasn’t hallucinating and his eyes once again fell on that familiar face: Felicity Whittaker ! Cheerleading? What gives? He scanned the other five cheerleader’s faces and was shocked that Ash wasn’t among them. Stunned for a second, he recovered and gazed into the stands hoping to see Ash with her parents who normally sit next to his mother and father during the game. She’s not there either. Wait a minute, her parents
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