Friday Night Lights Page #5

play built around one player,

that's great, as long as the player's there.

When he gets hurt, in this case

like Boobie Miles did, what do you do?

I don't know, but Gaines

better come up with a plan quick...

'cause the unthinkable's

gonna happen.

The Panthers are gonna lose

two consecutive district games.

Wilson gets the hand-off and he's

got room to run on the left-hand side.

Across the line. Clotheslined.

And he's down.

Gimme a running back!

We got a running back?

Permian has lost Boobie Miles,

now Wilson,

- Comer! Comer! Come on!

- Yeah.

leaving him with third-string

running back Chris Comer.

- Hut!

- Comer around the right side,

has some room to run and...

runs out of bounds.

What is that?

- I didn't have a block.

- You are so dumb! Are you scared?

- I didn't have no block.

- Football is a contact sport!

- I think he's a sophomore.

- May be lookin' for a badminton...

...scholarship or something.

That's not gonna cut it.

Blue 40. Hut.

The snap. Lookin' to throw.

Here comes the rush.

Winchell avoids the rush, throws the ball,

Comer turns from blocker to receiver.

Has the ball, crosses the 20-yard line,

crosses the 30.

Comer to the 40. Comer to the 50.

- Where did this speed come from?

- Go, go, go!

- Who was that?

- It was Comer.

- Our Comer?

- It was Comer. It was Comer!

Comer has a Mojo touchdown.

Chris Comer with his first varsity T.D.

Not letting go of that ball.

Gimme the ball.

- 85 yards, the second-longest power play...

- Gimme the ball. Gimme the ball!

...in Permian history.

Interception, Brian Chavez.

Abilene Cooper back to punt.

It's blocked.

Touchdown, Permian.

- That's a Mojo touchdown.

- Jesus!

Billingsley up the middle,

- ... picks up a great block from Comer.

- Run, Donnie!

Forearm shove behind him,

in for the Mojo touchdown.

There's your old school football.

Oh yeah

Got my Mojo working, baby

Where did this guy come from?

Chris Comer afforded a couple of fantastic

runs and one fantastic pass reception,

leading Mojo from a 14-nothing deficit.

Hello?

I'm feelin' great. How are you?

I feel much better

than I did before the hit.

This team has a swagger. They're

walkin' tall. They're playin' tough.

I love these kids.

I love the way Winchell's playin;

Real good. They came

together after Boobie went out...

He's got him.

Touchdown in the corner.

You know,

we just have to dig deep...

Comer's amazing. You know,

he's stepping in just nicely.

My concern is that he doesn't

have the experience in the long run.

If they can just stay strong,

not get overconfident,

and take out Midland Lee

I think we're goin; man.

I think we're gonna go all the way,

but I'm a little worried.

Oh no, sir.

It's just a small sprain.

- It was just, uh, a precaution.

- We're on a roll.

Don't get started on the celebration dance.

We got Midland comin' up.

Midland Lee is the real deal.

You don't need to be slackin' right now.

You gotta be playin' and practicin;

Permian zips past

North Shore Galena 17-3.

Come on. We're five and one.

The team is winning now.

They all win, but who we playin'?

Come on. Mediocre teams.

Two losses could shut the door

on the Permian Panthers.

Let's not start tootin' the horns

just yet, you know what I mean?

You lose two division games

in this football climate,

and you're done, Sammy.

You're done.

- Midland.

- Boobie.

This the best damn hospital

in Texas.

The very best.

My son, Andrew, played for Midland,

and ended up back East at Penn.

Oh, he playin' with,

uh, Joe Paterno.

University of Pennsylvania.

Uh, premed.

- Oh.

- Just let it relax. You have any pain?

- Not at all.

- Does this hurt?

- Nope.

- None of that hurts?

Nope.

Okay. Go ahead and sit up and

just let your legs hang over the side.

In fact, why don't you go ahead and

get dressed and let me look at the scan.

I- I'm sorry.

You're James' dad?

No, I'm his uncle.

Come over and let me...

let me look at the scan with you.

Uh, this is the scan

we just did today of his knee...

and this is looking right

through the middle of the knee.

What we're looking at

right through here is... is the A.C.L.,

and what this shows is that he's had

a fairly significant, fairly serious injury.

James, let me show you.

Right through here is where the injury is,

and it looks like you've had a pretty

serious injury to that part of your knee.

Significant enough that...

that I have concerns about

what you can do from here on.

So when can I suit up?

Well, let me just say...

with how your knee felt when I examined it

and what I see on the scan...

With... with the...

the things that you do well...

The reason that you're great is that

you can run and cut and hammer people...

and you don't hesitate

because you've got a solid knee.

When you don't have this ligament, you can't

do that, so it's really out of the question.

What? No, no, no. That's...

That's not what Dr. Spencer said.

He said three weeks. Three weeks

is up, and I'm ready to play.

I understand. I understand,

but again, when I...

Based on what I see when I feel your knee,

examine your knee... What I see here...

You... You really can't play

with this kind of knee.

What are you talkin' about, I can't play?

I'm gonna play.

I'm ready to play. My team

needs me. I'm ready to play.

- Listen to me.

- I am listenin' to you.

I- I want...

I want what's best for you.

- You and I are on the same page...

- We ain't on the same page.

How you gonna want what's best for me?

Hold on. Hold on.

How you gonna want what's best for me?

You from Midland, right?

You from Midland? Huh?

This is bull, man.

You just jealous

'cause you from Midland.

- What I recommend...

- You jealous 'cause you from Midland.

Who paying you?

- Who paying you?

- Come on, Boobie. That's okay.

You tryin' to take

my football career!

- You tryin' to take my football career.

- Boobie, let's get out of here.

Tryin' to take my football career.

Whatever you're sayin' to me, listen to me.

- Come on!

- Pig!

Here back on Mojo Radio,

it's Slammin' Sammy Stands.

I knew tonight's game was gonna

be a big game, but it just got bigger.

Earlier today, Cooper beat Woodland, which

means that if Permian wins tonight,

they're in the play-offs.

If they lose, though, they fall back

into a three-way tie for first place,

and that means the tie-breaker

is a coin toss.

So what'd the doctor say?

'Cause, see, if you go out there

before your knee's ready...

Coach, my knee's fine.

You okay with this, L.V.?

Yeah, I'm good with it.

Hundred percent.

Go get dressed.

The most storied rivalry

in the state of Texas...

is Permian hosting the

Midland Lee Rebels at Ratliff Stadium.

Tonight one of these teams

could take a step toward the play-offs.

Permian has one district loss,

both Cooper and Midland Lee have two.

There's no doubt about that.

A win tonight puts Permian in

the play-offs, no coin flip needed,

plus it'll send the Lee Rebels

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