The Longshots Page #3

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Come on, load up, load up, load up.

Tyra. Hit her! Hit her.

- [gasps]

- [cheering]

Slayed that thing, girl!

I'm gonna go out for a pass, all right?

You gotta learn how

to hit a moving target, OK?

You ready to hit me now, all right?

Gotta go!

Beyonc!

Whoo! Yeah!

That was sweet!

Curtis got himself

a pro player out there now!

That girl throw that ball! That's what

I'm talkin' about now, that's football.

- That's football!

- [Curtis] You're good, girl!

You might be my niece after all.

So how have things

with Curtis and Jas been going?

Everything seems OK. I think they just

sit around and read books.

[both belch]

Man! I can't believe you live

in this place. It's so messy.

Is that my book? Man, I been

lookin' all over for this thing.

What's it doin' here?

- Have you been reading this?

- Yeah.

I saw how much you was into it,

so I just gave it a shot.

- And?

- It's good. I like it.

It's a good book.

Well, I read it two times.

You can have it.

Is this your yearbook?

Mm-hmm.

Don't laugh.

[Jasmine laughs]

Is this you?

Man, you look so funny.

That's me,

and then that's your daddy.

All right, let's just close that.

I'll show you later.

[exhales]

I should be getting you home.

OK.

No! No, you don't throw the ball!

It's an option play, right?

Option means you keep the ball

or you run with the ball

or you pitch the ball.

The man's shoulders are up-field,

what do you do?

Yes, go, do it again!

- Honest to God!

- [boy] Hut, hut!

- [whistle blows]

- [boys grunting]

This is where you're supposed to pitch

the football! What is hard about that?

You know what, guys? I would like

to win one football game, just one!

But we can't win a game

if we can't pitch a football!

- No way!

- Why not?

'Cause I'm a girl,

and girls don't play football.

What you think we been doing for

the last couple of weeks, crocheting?

It's just you and me having fun

so we don't die of boredom.

It doesn't mean I want to try out

for some stupid football team.

But you're good at it.

Right? Now, you owe it to yourself if

you're good at something to pursue it.

Let me show you somethin'.

Come on, let me show you somethin'.

These my conference MVP medals,

three years in a row.

These are cool.

Just picture a whole stadium

full of people cheering for you.

I just think it would be weird playing

football with a bunch of boys.

Look at Oprah...

being all rich and powerful.

You think she care about

the fact that she's not a guy?

But...

...I can't play football and be a model.

Yes, you can. I mean, look, Tyra Banks.

She's a model, talk-show host...

She even did a album.

Can't even sing, but she did it anyway.

I mean, you can do what you want to do.

I'll make you a deal.

Try out for the team,

just to see how you like it...

...and I'll buy you some more

of those fashion magazines you like.

How about this:

If I go out for the football team,

you ask Ms. Macer out on a date.

Your teacher?

I saw the way she looked

at you in the classroom.

All right.

All right, I'll ask her.

But when you try out for the team,

all this "I'm a girl" stuff,

you throw that out the window.

'Cause when you hit the field,

you're not a girl.

You're a football player.

[coach] Huddle it up, let's go!

[boy] All right, come on, huddle it up!

Come on, no playing around, hurry up!

- [boy 2] Blue 22, blue 22!

- [boy] Go long!

- Hut, hut!

- [all groaning]

Chrissakes, Feather, you're

not hikin' the ball to Yao Ming!

- Sorry.

- Turn around, let's go!

I think this team

is worse than last year's team.

We only won two games last year.

Hey, coach.

Curtis Plummer. Been a while.

- How's the team?

- Ah, not quite there yet.

What she supposed to be doin' here?

She tryin' out for cheerleader?

Yo, dookey girl!

I might have somethin'

that'll help get you there.

I wish.

You're a little too old, Curtis.

Not me, my niece. Jasmine, step up.

- Hi.

- Hi.

She's a girl. This is a boys' league.

- Says who?

- Says everybody.

- What position does she play?

- She's a quarterback.

- She's a quarterback?

- We got a quarterback.

Javy Hall.

Come on!

What the hell?!

Are you kidding me?

He's pretty talented.

[clears throat] Curtis.

You know what? He's getting better.

You want to let your niece get

all busted up 'cause what?

You want to relive your glory days?

Come on, Curtis.

I got a team to coach.

Do it again!

Jasmine.

- Where you goin'?

- I told you they wouldn't want me.

They gonna want you.

What I want you to do is give me

a three-step drop and hit me with it.

Come on, three-step drop, come on.

Go! Go.

You gotta be kidding me!

Get the ball in your hands...

All right, here we go, they lookin'.

[coach] Guys, it's a simple pass play!

OK, line it up.

Whoo!

Coach.

[Curtis] That's sweet!

Hmm.

All right, Manny, right side, let's go.

OK, we're gonna run a ten and in,

all right?

Relax, stay loose.

- Three-step drop. Deliver the ball.

- [coach] OK, let's do this.

What's your problem?

I'm not letting her put

hands under my King Kongs.

- Your what?

- My King Kongs, the magic?

- She's not touchin' it.

- You mean Ping-Pongs?

Stop cryin' and hike the damn ball!

Let's go!

Hut, hut!

[all laughing]

[whistle blows]

[coach] Hey! Hey!

- That's OK, Jasmine.

- Zip it!

- Do it again.

- Secure the ball, OK?

Secure the ball.

Comfortable.

Hut, hut!

Someone's been teachin'

somebody some football.

Good job!

Let's do a buttonhook.

Beyonc, buttonhook.

Hut, hut!

Who's laughing now?

- [coach] Go again. Let's go long.

- Hut, hut!

Very nice. All right, that's enough.

Let's go, guys, suit up, let's go.

She's got an arm, no question.

- Ball handling's kinda weak.

- I'll work with her.

She'll be better

than half the guys out here.

All right.

Thanks, coach, I appreciate it.

I know you didn't have to do that.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. You made it.

You on the team.

You on the team!

What I tell you?

I knew you could do it.

- Curtis, are you crazy?

- But, Mom, I am pretty good,

and you did say you wanted me

to do some after-school activity.

You said something

about after school!

Honey, are you serious?

Do you really want to do this?

Don't you think

I should at least... try?

- [Javy] # Yeah, come on, y'all

- [boy] # Yeah

# Bring it, bring it

Bring it down now

[boy 2] Whoo!

[Javy] # Come on, yeah

# Pick it up

- [boy 3] # Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

- [Javy] # Come on

- [boy 4] # Here we go

- [Javy] # Yeah

# All right, all right

Yeah, I like that #

- You nervous?

- No, I'm all right.

[boys chanting]

Go in here.

Let's go.

OK.

Let's see... get this.

Uh...

There, that's good. There you go.

- Be all right?

- Mmm... yeah.

- OK. Uh, get your jersey.

- Coach...

Um...

Can I have number 11?

I'll have a look.

[grunts]

[grunts]

[grunts]

Come on. Whoo!

Eww!

OK.

Oh! Oh-oh!

Lookin' good there.

Don't jinx my old number now.

Come on, hustle up, let's go.

[Javy] Blue 42, hut, hut!

[boy] Pass, pass.

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