They lost the state championship and the main character (alex) didnt wanna go to the dance but he had already agreed so he went while upset about the game.
Chester heights high school
"Christine waited for him in the lobby outside the gym'' pg 12
"if being with christine didnt take his mind off the game nothing would''pg 12
"so im a minute early no coach?" pg 15
The next day they had to be at the gym at 7 am to go to basketball tryouts. They had to do this because football ran late and they missed the start of the szn
"Thought you were gonna be late goldie" pg 15
"the scrimmage was one sided" The whites were better then the reds at every position" pg49
"whats his problen" "football heros" PG19
"JV AT 6 AM" PG19
As he gets home from school he gets upset that his new coach dosent like football players.
The sixth man By john Feinstein
"you think we will play friday night" pg 21
There at lunch during school and there talking about basketball and how tryouts went.
"Id bet on it" pg 21
in this scene they got moved up to varisty and the coach gave them there assignments. But he whispered it so the others wouldnt here.
"you guys both put the white on"
"Myers go get lorenzo ellington you get thompson."
After they get setup with there white jerseys. They get put into the scrimmage and they start to dominate
"Good work today fellas were still a work in progress myers,ellington good work out there today" PG49