Double Reverse by Fred Bowen

Author:Fred Bowen [Bowen, Fred]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781497686076
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 2014-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

So we thought Savannah could be our kicker,” Jesse said to Coach Butler and Coach Vittone.

Quinn and Langston stood in back of Jesse in full football gear. They had arrived early, a few minutes before their Monday practice. Savannah waited in gray sweats with her long brown hair pulled back.

“Are you serious?” Coach Butler sounded even less convinced than he had when Jesse asked to try out for quarterback.

“Yeah,” Jesse insisted. “I mean, she can really boom it.”

“She’s got serious hang time, Coach,” Langston added. “She’s got a real strong leg. And hey, she’s bigger than me.” He looked around. “I know that’s not saying much, but she is.”

Coach Butler eyed Savannah. “What do you think?” he asked.

Savannah didn’t even blink. “I think I can do it,” she said.

“Have you ever played football?” Coach Vittone asked.

“Some. Touch football down at the park. And I did some punting and place kicking with these guys over the weekend.”

“Ever play tackle football?”

“Yeah, with my older brothers … sometimes.”

“Was one of your brothers named Julius?” Coach Vittone asked. “I remember him, good player.”

Savannah nodded, smiling. “Yeah, he could play.”

“I don’t know about this,” Coach Butler said.

“Lots of girls play football,” Jesse said. “I looked online last night and there are hundreds of them on high school teams. One girl even kicked the winning field goal for her school on the same night she was the Homecoming Queen.”

“I don’t want to be the Homecoming Queen,” Savannah said. “I want to play football.”

“Listen, I’ve got no problem with girls playing football.” Coach Butler turned to Savannah. “But what about soccer? Aren’t you the goalkeeper for the freshman team? What’s Coach Oliver got to say about this?”

“I figured I’d try out before I talked to Coach Oliver.” Savannah didn’t sound quite so confident now. “Anyway, I thought it would be a lot more fun to score points instead of stopping goals.”

Coach Butler looked at Coach Vittone. “What do you think?”

“It’s worth a shot,” Coach Vittone said in a low voice. “We definitely need an upgrade in our kicking game. But we’d need to clear it with Coach Oliver.”

Coach Butler nodded toward the practice field where the rest of the team had begun to gather. “All right then. Guys, go get warmed up. And Savannah, can you stick around a few minutes? While the team’s doing drills, Coach Vittone will see what you can do.”

Jesse, Quinn, and Langston trotted onto the field. Jesse looked back and gave Savannah a thumbs-up sign.

“We’ll need a couple of guys to set you up. How do you want to work this?” Coach Vittone asked Savannah.

“Well,” she said. “Quinn’s been my long snapper and Jesse’s been my holder. So I would kind of like to use them. At least for the first few kicks.”

Savannah began warming up by stretching along the sidelines. The team barely noticed her as they jogged with their heads down around the field. On the second lap, Griffin, the Panthers’ running back, yelled out, “Hey, Savannah! You lost or something? This isn’t the soccer pitch.

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