Jake Maddox: Speed Receiver

Jake Maddox: Speed Receiver — page 1

Jake Maddox: Speed Receiver — page 2 — CHAPTER 1 ALL STAR The roar of the crowd was deafening They screamed and cheered Andrew Andrew Andrew Andrew Tucker smiled through the cage of his helmet He had scored the winning touchdown of his most important game ever The fans snapped photos as he danced in the end zone They all knew someday he'd be the most famous wide receiver in the country Scouts from every college and half of the pro

Jake Maddox: Speed Receiver — page 3 — teams in the country were watching too They took notes and shot video footage Some of them spoke excitedly on cell phones no doubt telling their team owners or school presidents they had to get this great young player quick Someone tapped Andrew on the shoulder and he turned The sun was behind his dad's head and Andrew squinted Are you listening to me Andrew his dad said Huh Andrew replied Dad laughed I think that you've been daydreaming again he said What are you thinking about this time Andrew sighed Same as ever he said The truth was Andrew wasn't an all star wide receiver He played for the junior high football team and he even got to start most games But he

Jake Maddox: Speed Receiver — page 4 — was lucky if he made one reception per game and one touchdown per season The real all star was Andrew's brother Marcus Andrew and his dad were at the Westfield High School Wildcats game right now and Andrew was dreaming that he was as great as his brother Marcus was the one with college and pro scouts watching him Marcus was the one with adoring fans Marcus was the one who had just scored the game winning touchdown again It was Marcus's tenth touchdown of the season and it was only the third game Dad stood up from the bleacher Another great game for the Wildcats he said I'll get the car You get your brother When Dad had walked off Andrew got up and headed toward the Wildcats bench It was crowded with people celebrating and shaking Marcus's hand

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