Carter High Page #5

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gonna be okay?

You know...

baby...

on that field...

they have this

certain intensity in their eyes

that I've never seen before.

I mean, it's like they're,

they're really locked in,

focused.

I mean, as long as they're

on that field, baby,

I mean, they're so good

it makes me nervous.

State?

State?!

State?

They'll beat the Dallas Cowboys

the way they're playing.

- Give me some! Give me...

- I heard that!

Give me...

Hit me again! Hit me!

Okay, Coach!

Yeah!

Good to see you smiling again.

Yeah.

Man, feel

the atmosphere tonight.

Everybody's ready.

I'm ready, I'm ready.

You ready?

Round two of the Texas State UIL

Football Play-offs

with the Carter Cowboys

taking on

their cross-county rival

Dallas Samuell.

It looks to be

a good one tonight.

Cowboys inside

the ten-yard line,

lined up in the, uh,

wishbone formation.

Give is to Edwards

up the middle.

He's pushing his way through.

He hits a wall

at the five-yard line,

but he breaks free...

Touchdown, Cowboys!

His feet never stopped moving.

Edwards just powered

his way through.

It looked like he was,

he was down at the five,

but he kept fighting his way,

busting through

and touchdown, Cowboys.

Defense!

This crowd is

behind this Cowboy defense here

as they're looking for a stop.

Hold that line, defense,

hold that line!

Hold that line,

defense, hold that line!

Samuell quarterback

under center.

He looks.

He looks out to the flats.

The ball's hit by Maston

and finds the hands of Armstead!

Armstead is down the sidelines,

and he's gonna take it

all the way.

Tipped by Maston,

intercepted by Armstead

like a thief in the night.

Sweet Jesus, that boy can jump!

And touchdown,

Cowboys, Jessie Armstead!

Armstead has

been the man on this defense

all year long.

CC! CC!

CC!

- CC!

- CC! CC!

Carter! Carter!

Carter! Carter! Carter!

Carter! Carter!

Carter!

Carter! Carter! Carter!

Carter!

Carter! Carter!

Carter! Carter! Carter!

Carter!

Carter!

Carter! Carter!

Carter!

Carter!

Carter! Carter...

All right, we ready?

Yeah.

What's, what's the holdup?

I don't know.

Lift every voice

And sing

Till earth and heaven ring

Ring with the harmony

Of liberty

Let all rejoicing rise

High as the listening skies

Let us march on

Till victory is won.

You got a letter

from Notre Dame.

It upsets me to see you

go through all this.

'Cause in my eyes...

you're still my little baby boy.

How's Gary doing?

Jungle boogie

More bounce

Jungle boogie

More bounce

Relax your mind, let your...

I know this is hard for you,

because it's hard

for me and your father.

But we're both here

if you need anything.

I keep thinking

I'm gonna wake up

and it's all just

gonna be a nightmare.

Everything happens

for a reason, baby.

Come on, let's get

something to eat.

Mike Adams reporting.

And now for the latest news

on Carter High School's

road in the play-offs.

The Carter Cowboys

are winning on the field,

but will soon have to win

in the courtroom again.

Plano Independent School

District has entered

into a lawsuit on the side

of the Texas Education Agency.

Plano East would advance

if Carter High

is declared ineligible.

Go, go, Cowboys, play!

Go, Cowboys, go...

It's the quarter final game,

and Carter takes on Marshall.

It's gonna be their biggest

challenge of the year.

Hall under center, play action.

Looking down the left sidelines.

He's got Grant.

And it's caught!

Laid that ball

in his arms like a daddy

laying his son down for a nap.

Okay, here we go.

It's fourth down for Marshall.

And this could be

their final play of the season.

Quarterback drops back.

He's looking down.

He's got Odell Beckham

and it's caught!

Lord have mercy!

Touchdown, Marshall,

and the tide has just changed.

After a big return by Grant,

the, uh, Cowboys' backs

are against the wall.

After three unsuccessful tries,

they're facing fourth down

with under 30 seconds to go,

trailing 18 to 14.

Okay, Cowboy fans,

it all comes down to this.

It's fourth down.

Hall back to pass.

He's got Allen

across the middle!

Allen's to the sidelines.

He's down the left sidelines

and he could go all the way...

Is he in?

Waiting on the call

from the refs!

- He's in! He's in!

- Yes!

And he's gonna be ruled out,

just shy of the goal line.

Time-out, ref!

Time-out!

Come on, bring it in!

Everybody, bring it in!

Way to go!

Coach, I'll catch it.

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, baby.

You sure will.

And look.

Regardless of what happens

on this next play,

we had a hell of a season.

A great season!

But you know what?

We've always had a great season!

So right now we all

got a choice to make!

I want y'all to know

there's this little thing

called, uh, destiny.

And you don't get it by, like,

sitting around, waiting for it.

It doesn't come to you

by chance!

It's a matter of choice!

It's something

you got to go out and get!

So what you waiting for?

Go on and get it.

What is this?

Armstead is running

onto the field.

Armstead is

lined up at tight end.

Hall back to pass and catches

Armstead across the middle!

Touchdown, Cowboys!

They've done it again!

Jessie Armstead,

All-American linebacker,

checks in at tight end.

Hall drops back,

runs a little tight end dump.

And the Cowboys are on their way

to the semifinals.

A district judge has blocked

the Texas Education Agency

commissioner

from determining

Carter's eligibility.

He's also stopped the UIL

from knocking Carter

out of the play-offs.

That should be a lot for a team

that, since the beginning

of the play-offs,

has not known

if they are in or out.

And we're live

from Darrell K. Royal Memorial

Stadium in Austin, Texas,

for this state 5A semifinal game

between the Odessa

Permian Panthers

and the Carter Cowboys.

You know,

I heard from a little birdie

that Odessa was trying

to persuade Coach James

to play this game in Odessa.

Hall spins away from a tackle.

He's got Jones

down the left sidelines.

And Jones scampers

into the end zone.

Sweet feet.

Touchdown, Cowboys.

And it's blocked.

Oh, he blocked it.

And there's

a scramble for the ball.

Get it! Somebody jump on it.

And it's gonna be Panther ball.

Cowboys inside the red zone.

Hall looks across the middle,

and he's got Grant.

Touchdown, Cowboys!

Carter Cowboys on their way

to their first ever

state championship.

After a 14-to-9 victory

over 5A powerhouse

Odessa Permian,

the Cowboys are moving

into the state championship

to face Converse Judson.

A lot of things...

have been out...

of our control...

but we got...

the opportunity...

to choose...

what happens...

from this point on.

All right, fellas.

This is it.

For us seniors,

it's our last chance.

Last opportunity.

Yeah.

Like Coach James said,

we worked hard for this.

We earned this.

This is ours, not theirs!

Let's go get what belong to us.

Damn the T.E.A.

Yeah.

Damn the UIL.

Yeah.

And damn them fools

across the field from us.

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