Chapter 2, Part 18: Welcome To Bryant
School had barely started, and already the hallways buzzed with the kind of loud, restless energy only a late-summer first
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Chapter 2, Part 17: The First Game
The first game of the season had the neighborhood buzzing. Thursday evening at Pearl Park. All of the games for
Chapter 2, Part 16: The Weigh-In
A week before the first game, the team gathered at King Park’s rec building for a preliminary weigh-in—the moment every
Chapter 2, Part 15: Cathy Talks To Derrick
August was slipping through their fingers. The days were still hot, but they were getting shorter. More kids talked about
Chapter 2, Part 14: King Park —A New Home
Monday afternoon came faster than anyone expected. The crew walked west together, crossing I-35 at 40th Street, joking less than
Chapter 2, Part 12: The First Practice
By the second week of August, the summer heat had settled heavy over the city. Days were hot, nights were
Chapter 2, Part 13: The News Nobody
The first week of football practice was one of the best they’d ever had. Hard drills. Good plays. Plenty of
Chapter 2, Part 11-A Church Memory
Every time Derrick walked into Zion Baptist, a certain memory always came back to him. He was about seven years
Chapter 2, Part 10: Sunday Flow
Most kids Derrick knew spent their Sundays, if they went to church at all, at one of the neighborhood churches—
Chapter 2, Part 9: A Season To Remember
By mid-July, the long hot days felt a little different. Not bad—just… heavier. Slower. More meaningful, because the guys all