Going to the Mat Page #8

Synopsis: Jace Newfield has a problem. Besides being blind and being the new kid at school, his problem is that the kids at his new school thinks he's a jerk. Jace has to find a way to be accepted into his new school. Joining the wrestling team just might work.
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Director(s): Stuart Gillard
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
G
Year:
2004
120 min
96 Views


Because I Got

The Stupid Idea

That This Whole Thing

Was About Being Part

Of A Team.

What's Your Point?

You're The One That Said

Wrestling's All You Are,

All You Have.

Finish What You Started, Man.

What Does It Matter

If You Wrestle T-Rex Turner

Or Joe Faceless?

We Don't Care.

All We Care About Is You

Go Out There And You Win.

Hey! If Anyone Should

Run Away, It's Me.

I Mean...Ha...

Facing T-Rex, It's...

It's Insanity.

You're Gonna Do

This Thing?

'Cause I Can

Pretty Much Guarantee

He's Gonna Put Some

Serious Hurt Work

On You.

I Know. [Laughs]

But You're Gonna

Show Up Anyway?

I Will If You Will.

[Groans]

Who Am I Kidding, Huh?

I'm Totally Addicted

To The Glory Rush.

Come On.

All Right.

P.A.:
We're Under Way

With This Year's All-State

Regional Wrestling Tournament,

And Tonight's 2 Winners

Will Get That Coveted Berth

In Next Weekend's

State Championship.

And There's A Takedown

And 6-Point Lead,

An Early Lead

For The Cowboys.

Go, Huskies!

And Now, Heating Up

This Crosstown Rivalry

And Moving Up To

The 165-Pound Weight Class

For The Huskies,

It's John Lambrix

And Andrew Krieger

For The Cowboys.

Whoo!

[Blows Whistle]

And We're Under Way,

And Here We Go.

Come On, John!

And Here They Go.

Jockeying For Position.

Krieger Gets His First

Takedown With A Fireman.

A Great Escape,

And 1 Point There.

Referee:

1 Escape Green!

Referee:
2!

2 Takedown Green!

3...4...

P.A.:
And He's Got...

A Pin!

Yes, He Got A Pin,

And That Ties It Up.

6 Points Each For The Huskies

And The Cowboys.

And Now The Huskies'

Vincent Shu

Takes On The Cowboys'

Grant Geisler

In The 103-Pound Category.

Go Get Him, Fly!

Referee:
...2!

P.A.:

And There's The Pin!

He Pinned His Guy!

No!

Yeah!

He Pinned His Guy!

Fly!

P.A.:
You Know,

They Call Him The Fly,

And He Certainly

Flew Through That,

As Vincent Shu

Grabs His Win And Picks Up

Another 6 Points

For The Homestead Huskies.

That's What I'm

Talking About! Come On!

Yeah!

Good Job, Fly!

Good Job, Man!

Yeah! Buddy,

Way To Go, Man!

Referee:
2!

P.A.:
Nolan's Getting Up.

He Spins Back Out,

Looking For An Advantage.

Now We Got A Nice Takedown

Under The Back Arch.

And There's The Pin

And Another Win

For The Cowboys.

Good Match.

All Right, Folks,

As We Head Into The Final

Match Of This Roundup,

Remember, The Huskies

Lead It 34-29,

And Anything But A Pin

Will Send The Huskies On

To State.

All Right, Here We Go!

Remember What

I Told You, Ok?

T-Rex Loves The Legs.

He's Gonna Go In

For That Sweep Single,

So Make Sure

You Watch It, All Right?

Got It.

How You Feelin'?

Like A Dinosaur Snack.

Come On. You Can

Do This, All Right?

Let's Go, Jace!

[Overlapping]

Go, Jace. Come On, Jace.

Ready To Go, Man.

Ready To Go.

Jace.

Like The Man Said,

All You Gotta Do

Is Keep From Gettin'

Smushed.

Right, Fly?

That's Right.

I Already Know

You're Not Gonna

Get Pinned.

You've Worked So Hard

This Year, You Should

Be Proud Of Yourself.

I Can't Wait To See

What You're Gonna Go

Out Here And Accomplish

In Front Of

All These People.

Go Get Him!

Ok.

P.A.:
All Right, Folks.

Here's Another Husky Competitor

Who's Moving Up In Weight Class.

This Promises To Be

The All-Star Match

Of The Evening.

Come On, Jace!

It's The One That Everyone's

Been Waiting For.

Right Now, It's 2-Time

Defending State Champion

T-Rex Turner Taking On

Homestead's Blind Sensation

Jace Newfield.

And What A Contest

This Will Be.

[Blows Whistle]

P.A.:

Grappling For Position.

But The Leg Sweep,

It Didn't Hit.

Still Looking Around...

Tries Again With

A Little Leg Sweep.

Finally, It's There.

2! Red, Takedown!

Come On,

Jace!

Go, Jace!

All Right, Buddy!

All Right,

Come On! Come On!

Roll Out!

Referee:

One Escape, Green!

P.A.:
And That's The End

Of The First Period.

[Blows Whistle]

And Here We Go

Into The Second Period.

P.A.:
Throws Him Down.

No Points.

Jace Seems To Escape.

Once Again,

Another Body Slam.

These Have To Take

Their Toll.

Fly:
Come On, Jace.

Get Out Of It!

And Another...

Back Drop Body Fall...

Oh!

Oh!

That One Looked Like

It Hurt.

And That's The End Of...

Contact. Come On.

[Blows Whistle]

Grappling For Position.

Come On! Rrr!

Still No Advantage.

Rrr!

Fly:
Break Out!

Come On, Jace!

You Got Him!

4!

Just Gotta Break Out!

5!

That's It!

Go, Jace!

Come On!

Get Up!

Roll Him Over!

And He's Out.

That's A 1-Point Escape.

There Seems To Be

A Time-Out Call

For Jace Newfield.

Yes, It's An Injury Call.

Referee:
Coach,

I Think He's Hurt.

This Could Spell Disaster

For These Huskies.

Is He All Right?

Remember, There's

An Injury Time Limit.

That Means That Newfield

Will Have To Answer

The Referee's Call.

Pop Out Again?

No. It Just Hurts.

Can You Go?

Yeah.

All Right,

28 Seconds Left, Jace.

You're In This Thing.

Now, He Knows

You're Hurt There,

So He'll Probably

Attack It.

Use It As Bait.

Leave It Open.

Set Up A Lateral Drop.

But You Can't

Get Pinned.

So If It Doesn't

Work Out, Get Back

To Your Base,

Fat Man's Roll.

[Band Playing]

You Ready To Go, Son?

Ready, Ref.

Everything You've Got,

Leave It On The Mat.

Go!

T-Rex Only Has 28 Seconds

To Pin This Incredibly

Feisty Opponent.

Jace, Come On!

...Wasatch Valley Team Knows,

No Pin, No Win,

So The Question Is

Can Jace Newfield Hold On

And Clinch The Victory

For The Huskies?

Ladies And Gentlemen,

We're About To Find Out.

[Whistle

Blows]

Jace Hits His Lateral Drop.

There It Is.

2-Point Takedown.

Yeah!

Referee:
2!

2, 3, Pin!

T-Rex With A Reversal There,

A 2-Point Reversal.

But No Points.

Jace Works For

The Fat Man Roll.

And There It Is.

Referee:

3, 2...

1, 2...

1, 2...

3!

Yeah!

Whoo!

Referee:
Fall Green!

Great Match.

P.A.:

What An Incredible Match!

Shake Hands.

What An Amazing Turnaround.

The Win Goes To Turner,

But The Team Win

Goes To The Huskies,

And They're On To State!

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Good Job.

Good Job, Newfield.

I'll See You

At State.

I'll Be There.

And That Move Of Yours...

It Won't Work Again.

Jace!

Fly:
We Won, Jace!

Jace, Phil Pavone

From The Mountain Valley Times.

Now Do You Feel

You've Earned The Right

To Have Me Do

A Story On You?

I Guess.

Ok, Listen, I'd Like

To Get A Little

Background First,

If It's Ok With You,

Talk Some Of

Your Teammates.

Sure.

Knock Yourself Out.

Yeah!

Whoo!

John. Phil Pavone

From The Mountain Valley Times.

Hey, You've Been Wrestling

For 4 Years.

What Makes This Season

So Different,

Having A Blind Teammate?

Wait. Who's Blind?

Well, This Guy

Right Here,

Jace Newfield.

Jace...Is Blind?

Are You Serious?

Gosh, I Hadn't

Even Noticed!

Hey, Mallon, Mike, Mallon,

Did You Know That, Uh,

Jace Is Blind?

No Way!

Yeah. That's What

This Guy's Trying

To Tell Me.

Sounds Like The Dude

Better Check His Facts.

I Hang Out With The Dude

All The Time,

And It's Never Occurred

To Me That He's Like That.

Yeah, I Don't Know,

Man,

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