Chapter 106: The Old and the New (5)
Bang!
Ennis crashed into Brett's waist and knocked him to the ground.
Because the momentum was so strong, the two of them rolled around on the ground, and Brett couldn't even hold on to the ball in his hand.
The ball fell to the ground and scurried on the grass like a long leg.
The players of both teams pounced like hungry wolves desperately, and were finally grabbed by the players of the fourth grade group.
The attack was unsuccessful and there was a conversion of possession, and that wasn't the worst.
Worst of all, Brett's right arm was crushed in this impact, and the intense pain forced him to go off the field for a check-up.
There are still six minutes left until the end of the game.
The score was 24-21, a free kick equalized, and a touchdown overtook it.
It was arguably the most crucial offense of the game, with Leonard and the defensive team having to come under tremendous pressure.
Daniel didn't use much of their weight running back Howard throughout the game.
On the one hand, Howard himself is a tank-type running guard, which is somewhat incompatible with Daniel's style of passing offense.
On the other hand, it is because the new team is also very familiar with the situation and characteristics of the veteran, and it is easy to prevent him from rushing the ball.
However, at this stage of the game, it is difficult to open up the situation by relying solely on passing, especially long passes.
After making a pass feint, Daniel turned around and handed the ball to Howard, who was running back, allowing him to cut through the new team's defense.
The ground attack was taken by surprise, and even Leonard was a little overwhelmed.
Therefore, after Howard hit a gap from the left side of the front line, he ran directly out of more than 20 yards before being forcibly grabbed by the returning security guards and rangers.
Seeing the attack, it came to the midfield in an instant.
Daniel then took out a killer move, a 20-yard long pass from the right side, and completed the connection with Westin. Push the offense to the red zone in one fell swoop.
Because of these effective attacks by the fourth-graders, the morale of the new team was a little low.
The defense was noticeably less aggressive than before.
This situation is the same as that of the attacking group just now.
So Coach Johnson also made a very bold decision.
Put first-year left lineback Phil and right-hand tackle Robert on the pitch.
Compared to the offensive group, the defensive group has higher requirements for physical confrontation.
As a result, first-year students who are clearly suffering physically rarely get a chance to play.
But Coach Johnson didn't just put them on the court, he played two at once.
Both Fell, and Robert have played in the state game in high school, so they have a certain foundation.
What's more, as a passionate grader, he immediately changed the momentum of the defense as soon as he got on the court.
Although they are not as good as the fourth graders physically, they have passion and speed, and they are more fearless of everything.
In the next two shifts, Daniel didn't have any good passing opportunities because of the impact and interference of the two first-year students.
The end is a three-gear 10-yard long distance.
Even when it came to the crucial third-gear transition, the two first-graders were not relenting at all.
They burned almost all of their power and slammed into each other's pockets with all their might, which also gave Leonard a better chance to attack.
Leonard then seized the opportunity and captured Daniel, who was still watching, to the ground.
It was only 20 yards from goal that Ashley fired a 38-yard free-kick to equalise.
With the last two and a half minutes left in the game, the score was tied at 24.
Before the game. No one would have predicted such an outcome.
No one expected the game to be so close.
This confrontation between the old and the new is far more intense than the other side.
"In fact, the previous clash between the old and the new has been very stalemate, but last year's new team was too strong, and it was simply one-sided crushing, which made the game enter garbage time early." The male editor explained.
Last year's new team was a national quarter-finalist, and the fourth-grade team was no match at all. But this year is different, the strength is more balanced.
Brett's arm was checked by the team doctor and there was no major problem with his arm, but to be on the safe side, he couldn't play again in this game.
"Rodgers, play." Johnson ordered.
And Roger, who warmed up early, has been waiting for such a moment for a long time.
He put on his gear and set out on the long-awaited meadow.
As the team's No. 3 quarterback, Yi Fan can only continue to watch from the sidelines.
You can't do anything, and even if you want to use your power, you don't have a chance.
Once Rodgers stepped onto the field, he tore through Ennis's defence with three short passes in quick succession.
His shot was fast and ruthless, which was very different from Brett's.
Although the receiver is not easy to catch, the defense is also very difficult to defend.
It's very difficult to intercept his passes.
But on the field, whether it is Pfister or Favors, and then the new Matthews and Barkley, the ability to receive the ball is very good.
After a few attacks, it was easy to advance to the opponent's red zone.
The speed and efficiency are so fast that everyone is dumbfounded.
"It seems that this rookie will become the team's starting quarterback in the future." The female reporter sighed. She picked up the camera again and snapped several close-ups of Rogers.
It seems that after a year of silence, the Wolverines will return with a new look.
But Ennis wasn't about to give up.
He made a few desperate passes that made Rodgers a little uncomfortable.
At the same time, the compression of distance allows the defensive second line to react more agilely.
Rodgers made three unsuccessful attempts to the touchdown zone.
In the end, the moment that decided the fate of the team was in the hands of the special service team, to be precise, in the hands of the kicker George.
Twenty-six yards is a must-go for every kicker.
Shooting in this range is as easy as drinking water.
After all, tens of millions of exercises are just for such a kick.
There is no chance of reversal, no choice.
There is no one else to help, and the only one who can rely on is yourself.
Wang Yang kicks off.
Matthews holds the ball.
George volleyed.
The ball makes a beautiful arc in the air.
Centered in the middle of the goal.
It can't be more right.
It couldn't be more stable.
27 to 24.
Under heavy pressure, the new team withstood the pressure brought by the fourth-graders, controlled the rhythm of the game, and finally won the normal duel between the old and new students.
He also qualified for the Wild Card Tournament of the Outbound National Championship.
Everyone hugged each other excitedly, blessed each other, and encouraged each other.
And the first-year students who came on the court, Matthews, Barkley and a group of people got together to discuss the various problems and details on the court just now.
And Yi Fan stood silently on the sidelines, looking at the noise around him, but there was a dead silence in his ears, and there was no sound.
This bustling and noisy world doesn't seem to have anything to do with him.
A person who can't even play is not qualified to speak at all.
The shining figures were so far away from him, like the stars in the night sky that no matter how much they struggled, they couldn't touch it.