The Football Fumble by David A. Kelly

Author:David A. Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2016-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

It was heads! Max and the Franklin team would get the ball first.

“Okay, let’s go!” the referee said. “It’s a forty-minute game split into two twenty-minute halves. Teams get six points for each touchdown. No extra points. No tackling. Fumbles and laterals are allowed.”

TWEET!

The referee blew his whistle, and the players and coaches jogged back to their sides.

The teams huddled and then ran out to take the field. Since Franklin had the ball first, their offense lined up at their five-yard line.

“Hut, hut, hike!” Nico called. Alice snapped the ball to him, and the Franklin team spread out. Three Hamilton players counted five-Mississippi and then rushed Nico. Luke and Alice tried to block the Hamilton players from getting to him. Max ran down the field so Nico could throw the football to him.

But before Max could get open for the pass, Logan broke through the Franklin defense and headed straight for Nico. Thinking quickly, Nico threw the ball toward Alice. But the ball sailed over her head and bounced on the ground. Incomplete!

“Come on, Nico! Focus!” Kat called from the sideline.

The Franklin team lined up for the second down. Again, Alice snapped the ball to Nico. The players ran their routes. Max sprinted down the sideline, past his defender, and waved his arm at Nico. This time, Max was open. Nico cocked his arm back and threw the football. It spiraled down the field and dropped right into Max’s hands!

Max tucked the ball next to his chest and took off running. The Hamilton players scrambled after him. Max passed the thirty-yard line. Then the twenty-yard line. Then the ten. Then he crossed into the end zone.

Touchdown!

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