Friday Night Lights Page #8

I think the simplest thing to do

is get a zebra crew...

outta some neutral place

like San Antonio, or somethin'.

Now are these zebras

gonna be white or black?

Well, as far as I know,

zebras are white and black.

What are we talkin' about here?

How many black stripes

these zebras got?

I believe a zebra's got...

...about the same amount

of black ones as he does white ones.

How many black stripes

you think a zebra's got?

It makes sense to hire a crew

as-is. That's how we always do it.

- Don't make sense to me.

- It makes sense to me.

Not me.

Well, not a whole lot does

make sense to you.

Yeah, there's a lot

that makes sense to me.

So you think having

an all-black officiating crew...

...is gonna somehow

help you win the game?

Watch your mouth.

- Hey, Coach.

- How you doin'?

- Ben, how you doin'?

- All right, Coach. You?

- Oh, pretty good.

- Hi, Sharon.

How you doin'?

We're just out gettin'

flowers for the ladies.

Secretaries Week.

Oh, is that right? I'll be dogged.

Well, see, I don't have a secretary.

So I don't have to worry.

You win state, Coach,

we'll get you two secretaries.

- Everything all right?

- Well, yeah.

Everybody's gonna be just fine.

Everything's all right,

as long as we get out there...

and get what we need to get done...

and, uh, you know, win state.

- Boy, I sure hope so.

- Yeah, me too.

Yeah, I want it bad as y'all do, believe me.

Yes, sir.

'Course, you know, Dallas Carter.

That's a... That's a tough team.

- Real tough team.

- Yeah? Well.

- We're a pretty tough team too, Coach.

- Yeah, that's true.

So, uh, beat 'em.

Or what?

Or what?

Or...

You know, that'd be a real

bad deal for you, Gary, so...

All right? Let's just

get out there and get it done.

Get that state championship.

Well, I sure appreciate your support.

- We believe in you.

- I'm glad you do.

- We're behind you, Coach.

- See you, Sharon.

Well, that was subtle.

- Yup.

- Are we gonna move again?

- No, baby.

- It's possible.

No.

What do you think about Alaska?

- What about Alaska?

- Well, you know,

I bet that they are not nearly as

serious about their football in Alaska.

I think that's a real nice idea.

We should go to Alaska.

Stay there for a couple years... 20.

- Okay.

- Just somethin' to think about, baby.

- Mm-hmm.

- I think it'd be really nice.

Build us a nice little igloo.

Baby, these boys are big.

Yeah, they are.

Sure are.

- You get any sleep last night?

- Oh, yes, sir. I did. I did.

Good. We got a six hour ride,

so you can get you some more.

All right, Coach.

Coach.

Coach.

- You got room for one more?

- Absolutely. Hop on.

Mojo has come to Houston.

This is the Astrodome, the eighth

wonder of the world, and today...

it's gonna be Odessa Permian

versus Dallas Carter.

This is a moment these kids have

been looking for their whole life.

They started playing as eight year olds

in the Pop Warner fields of Odessa,

or in Dallas.

They've dreamed of the state

championship laying in bed late at night,

dreaming of their chance to

bring home the title, for their town,

for their team, for their school.

Folks, you better lock the doors,

turn up the radios, strap yourself in.

We've got east Texas

versus west Texas.

We've got Texas high school football

at its finest.

No doubt. This crowd is jacked.

This is gonna be an all-out war.

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen...

Welcome, Dallas Carter fans.

Permian will be the home team in white.

Carter will be the visiting team in red.

To the 1988...

Come on, fellas. Let's shake hands.

Have a good ball game.

Texas 5-A...

I'm gonna ring your bell

all day long, Mexican.

Football championship.

- Let's not fumble.

- You too, Goldilocks.

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Let's play football!

All right, Dallas

kicking off to Permian.

We're underway

in the state championship.

Harold Jones kickoff carries eight yards.

Comer should down it there.

Wait. He's gonna bring it out.

No. What are you doing?

Howser makes the tackle

on the three-yard line.

And now Chavez is very slow to get

up as he was just blasted to the turf.

Mike I want you to be patient in there,

all right? Keep your cool.

Yes, sir.

- Be a leader. Okay?

- Yes, sir.

The run's two-seven-seven dolphin.

Let's go!

Saturday is finally here.

The Texas Bowl is underway.

Winchell now first and ten

for Permian inside their five-yard line.

- Winchell, under center will back up.

- Here comes Stuber.

Dad gum it!

Dad gum it!

And just like that, Stuber

has given Carter a 2-nothing lead.

Which game are we in?

And Whitaker will find Grande

and pass as Chavez is leveled.

And Grande will take this one to the half

from more than 50 yards away in play.

There's not a Panther within ten yards of

him. That's a Carter Cowboy touchdown.

Carter will go for two.

They will not kick.

No surprise. This team has not kicked

an extra point or a field goal all year.

Whitaker now will make his play. Going

left will get the two-point conversion.

Cowboys, ten.

Permian, nothing.

- What's it like out there, Ivory?

- They're big.

They're fast.

Fun ride, huh, big boy?

They're dirty.

- Ball's gone. Ball's gone!

- He's holding me, Ref!

- Plus, they fast.

- Yeah, you said that already.

Hut!

Do not fumble against a team...

- Two runs to deep turn!

- Keep your head in the game!

- Help me out!

- 45-2 split!

It's gonna be Whitaker to Cane

from 26 yards away.

He levels Chavez.

Oh, and another

Carter Cowboy touchdown.

Go, Cowboys.

- Yeah!

- Whoo!

All day long, baby.

All day long.

- That's it.

- Oh, yeah.

You're gonna have to wake up.

- You understand me?

- Yes, sir.

Are you gonna let the offense do everything,

or are you gonna help us out some?

- I'm gonna help us.

- You gonna help us out some? Okay.

You gonna have to keep them

out of the end zone

'cause if they score more than we do,

we lose the game, 'kay?

- Right.

- All right? So wake up.

It's been all Carter here

in the first quarter.

Carter over 161 yards already,

and Panthers minus 21.

Winchell is trying...

Comer stopped at the line again.

Great grandma's drawers!

I can't believe that!

Winchell's downed again.

Right now I don't know if we need to

worry so much about the scores,

just whether or not we'll be able

to take all these boys home.

Permian's offensive line is being...

What in the world are you doing?

Did you see that?

- Did you see that?

- Back up, Coach.

He almost killed him!

Clay, this game is quickly

spiraling out of control.

At some point you worry

about the safety of the kids.

Tell you what. The Panthers came

into this ball game really fired up.

Right now they've got the wind

just knocked out of'em.

You've got to get your head in the game.

Are you in the game?

- Yes, sir.

- You have to wake up out there!

Yes, sir!

Five minutes left to play in

a half that's been all Carter.

They lead 18-nothing.

Third and one on the Permian 40.

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