Jake Maddox: Quarterback Comeback

Jake Maddox: Quarterback Comeback — page 5 — open he said Carlos could tell that Andrew wasn't happy Carlos seemed like a champion while Andrew himself had failed in his role as receiver The coach blew his whistle Okay everyone he said That's it for practice We've got a big game tomorrow so go home and rest up Against the Huskies Logan Meltzer said Logan was new to Westfield He had just moved from River City Now he was the Wildcats starting middle linebacker They're pretty tough Logan went on There are some seriously huge guys on that team A few people laughed Logan was one of the strongest guys on the Wildcats It was funny to hear him call anyone else seriously huge Carlos figured the Huskies must be giants if Logan thought they were huge Logan's right Coach French said They are tough But you guys know that Westfield has a

Jake Maddox: Quarterback Comeback — page 6 — history against the Huskies As some of you know the eighth grade Wildcats football team has never defeated the eighth grade Huskies Carlos smirked We can get them this year Coach he said I'm the quarterback so they don't stand a chance Andrew rolled his eyes and Logan laughed Coach French turned to Carlos You're one of the best QBs we've had Carlos he said But you're not invincible I'm super quick Coach Carlos said He ran in place and did a few dodges Some other guys on the team laughed The coach shook his head These guys are big and fast Coach said You might find running the ball or relying on the short game will be tougher than normal

Jake Maddox: Quarterback Comeback — page 7 — Carlos waved the coach off They won't be able to catch me he said This will be a piece of cake Coach French looked at Carlos for a long moment I hope you're right Carlos Coach French said You'll be calling the plays in the game Remember to keep your options open just like you did in practice today Okay Carlos shrugged Sure Coach he said Coach French shook his head again Then he looked at the rest of the team Okay boys he said Hit the showers and then head home to rest up for the big game He clapped once and patted Andrew on the back Then the team headed to the locker room

Jake Maddox: Quarterback Comeback — page 8 — CHAPTER 2 GAME DAY The next day was the big game against the Huskies After their last class Andrew and Carlos walked together to the locker room The halls were crowded with people hurrying home for the weekend Carlos was all smiles thinking about the game against the Huskies He wasn't at all nervous about the game But Andrew was worried because of what Logan and Coach French had said You heard the coach Andrew said And that

7

PAGE 7 OF 66

›

The only kids' eBook subscription service that offers thousands of high-quality books from well known publishers like HarperCollins, National Geographic and others.

JavaScript Required

Whoops! We're sorry but Epic doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Check your web browser's settings to make sure it's enabled.