Radio Page #3

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You know me a hell of a lot

better than that.

Put your game face on.

Wipe your smile off your faces.

Start thinking about football.

- Coach Jones. It raining hard.

- Radio. Radio.

- Gonna be wet out there.

- It sure is.

Listen, we're not gonna be able

to take you on the bus today.

Some folks, they don't think

it's a good idea.

They just don't understand yet,

but they'll catch on. Believe me.

I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I'll see you tomorrow. Okay?

And in local sports...

... Hanna's Yellow Jackets travel

to Wade Hampton tonight.

With a 4-4 record, they need to win

both their remaining games...

... to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Clock winding down now

in the fourth quarter.

The Yellow Jackets have trailed

all night long...

... but now within striking distance,

trailing 14 to 13.

Danny Marcum barks out the signals.

He's back to pass.

Incomplete.

Second down now.

Still time to mount one last drive.

And there's the draw play.

Playing up the middle.

To 5, 10. First down, Jackets.

Jackets will go for a field goal

to win it.

Less than a minute to play.

- Here's the snap. The kick.

- Kick.

No good!

The Jackets' last-ditch efforts

fall short.

Final score:
Wade Hampton, 14,

Hanna, 13.

Here, here. Use a spoon.

There you go.

- I'll get some of these out of your way.

- All right.

Thank you, Grace.

- Which cobbler you got today?

- I got so...

- I'm not done.

- Don't talk with your mouth full, now.

- Peach and blackberry.

- Peach and blackberry.

What's it gonna be, Radio?

Both.

Give the man both. I'd like some

more coffee too, please.

Yeah, I take both.

- Radio, look at me.

- I want my pie.

You got mustard on your cheek.

Get it for you.

There you go.

Football season's just about over.

- You know that, don't you?

- One more game.

Yep. One more game.

You gonna be okay with that?

- Where my pie?

- Don't worry, they're coming.

She'll bring you your pie.

Don't worry.

- I like both.

- She's got your order.

Football. I like football.

Some of us felt pretty bad about

leaving you off that bus last night.

We're gonna find a way

to make it up to you.

How you gonna do that, coach?

Your Hanna Yellow Jackets!

Jackets!

All right!

- We're having fun. This is a good one.

- This is a good one.

Nothing like archrival Westside

to get Jackets fans stirred up.

Winning this one would even Hanna's

record at 5 and 5...

... and though a far cry

from early season hopes...

... salvage a measure of pride

for the home squad.

Here we go. Here we go.

All right, 4 right,

24 flank and reverse.

- Third and 6 on the 40.

- That was a good one, coach.

- We'll see.

- Ready!

That was a reverse! Reverse!

Reverse!

Come back here.

What...?

He's telling the play!

Westside defense calling an audible,

brings in both linebackers.

- Danny, check it off.

- Reverse!

Jones signaling for time, but Marcum

doesn't hear him.

Marcum rolls right, pitches it

to Hill on a flank and reverse.

He is crushed in the backfield

and fumbles the ball.

- It's recovered by Westside!

- Daggum it!

Come on.

No wonder! They knew the play.

They knew the play!

Defense, get out there.

Radio, listen to me. You can't let the

other team know what we're gonna do.

- How they know that, coach?

- Tommy, get out there!

Good God.

Set! Hike!

Snead back to pass for Westside.

It's broken up, but a flag is thrown

on the Jackets' cornerback.

No!

- Got him in the back, coach.

- Are you kidding?!

- You blew that call and you know it.

- You need to move back.

- Don't do it. Don't do it.

- That was a chickenshit call.

- Fifteen more!

- Oh, come on!

Another penalty on Jones.

- Chickenshit! Chickenshit!

- Fifteen more. Go to the white line.

Chickenshit! Chickenshit!

- Radio! Get him out of there, Honeycutt!

- Get him back.

Unsportsmanlike conduct!

Just called a third penalty

on the Jackets' bench.

It looks like a train wreck

down there.

Honeycutt, get him off the field.

How many flags you got?!

You got any more flags?!

- Get him back!

- A total of 45 yards now on the play.

- There goes my evening.

- Come on, Radio.

Let's go, buddy. Here we go.

Any chance I can get the ball?

Nobody speaks in here

unless Coach Jones says he does.

Sit down, Clay.

There your ball.

Now that we got that taken care of...

Jackets trying to hold Westside

in the fourth quarter.

They've stiffened here in the second

half and still trail by only 4.

Here comes the Jackets' blitz.

- He got him! He got him!

- He got him!

Go!

The ball will go back to the Jackets

with time for one last drive.

Hut!

Marcum keeps it.

Pitches to Smalls.

Bounces off one tackler

and breaks free. Touchdown, Jackets!

Good job. Come here.

Flanker right, split left. Twenty-four

Z post. Get on your horse, now.

Hey, Honeycutt...

...I got a good feeling about this one.

Good feeling. Good feeling.

Set! Hut!

Marcum fakes the handoff

and drops back to pass.

Looking long.

Mitchell's open.

Touchdown, Yellow Jackets!

- Oh! That was a good one!

- Good one! What'd I tell you?

With less than a minute to play, Hanna

has overtaken rival Westside...

... with a stunning 37-yard touchdown.

That's the way the game's

supposed to be played. Good job.

Settle down, now. Listen up.

That was a great team effort out there

tonight. Great comeback.

Y'all played your hearts out.

I'm proud of you. Good job.

Honeycutt.

For standing behind us all season long,

especially tonight...

...the game ball...

...goes to Radio.

- Can you sign this?

- Yeah, sure.

- There you go.

- Thanks.

- Hey. How are you?

- Much better now.

Yeah? You want me to bring

this home tonight?

You only got one of them?

- I had a lot to choose from, didn't I?

- No kidding, huh?

- You going over to the shop?

- I suspect so. Shouldn't be too painful.

Well, don't forget to bring some of

that unsportsmanlike conduct home.

All right.

- Evening, fellas.

- Harold.

- Irv. Clive.

- Nice win tonight, coach.

- I'll make us a fresh batch.

- Well, this will be fine, Del.

Well, I know a.500 season

isn't what we all had in mind...

...but I did see some things tonight

I think we can build on.

The boys made good adjustments

at halftime...

...and Danny Marcum finally got

the offense moving.

- He sure did.

- He sure did, coach.

I'm real proud of all the boys.

Always good to beat Westside,

and it's nice to win the last one.

Wasn't long ago

we were winning most every one.

There something you need

to say, Frank?

Well...

...I think we got too good a team

to be losing half our games.

Anybody else?

It's all right, you can speak up.

Well, if nobody else is gonna

say anything, I sure as hell will.

You got yourself a distraction

needs dealing with.

A distraction?

That what you think Radio is?

Well, you're damn right I do.

Come on, now, Frank.

You know, I think I'm gonna

do us all a big favor...

...and let you all finish this one

on your own.

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