In this blog, I will be using a memory from high school football to compose an emotional scene with dialog and symbolism. My scene compares to Hills Like White Elephants because I use a word throughout the scene for symbolism. If you want to see some quick highlights from the game I talk about Click this link.
It was a cold and windy night, a special night. It was the first time my high school football team has ever made the state playoffs. The bus ride up and during pregame you could tell that there was a lot of different feelings and emotions going through everyone. Players, coaches, parents, students and teachers at the school all seemed excited but nervous. The team at the time had about 20 seniors on the roster meaning this could be some players last time ever suiting up in a football uniform for the rest of their life. You would probably think that everything on the line in this game and me being the starting quarterback and cornerback that I would somewhat be nervous, but the funny thing is I wasn’t at all. In my mind I did what I had to do already. When I first got to high school as a freshman the team went 0-9 and wasn’t even close to a win. Then I became the starting quarterback my sophomore year and we got a new coach. The first thing he told me was that by time I'm a senior that we will change this program all the way around. From there I was determined to make that happen, I wanted to be remembered. Now back to the game. First down on the first play of the game coach wanted me to hit our best receiver on a deep pass right away. So, we did and scored our first touchdown of the day. The game stayed close but by halftime we were down a touchdown. We went into the locker room and you could feel the frustration and see in some of the senior's eyes that they wanted it most. There were players screaming at each other, some players were off to the side quiet, and some looked like there dog died but the coaches came in and controlled the situation. They came in and told us what we needed to do to win. Then our head coach came in with a speech to hype us up. To paint a picture of his speech you could pretty much just think about any speech you seen off any football movie except this wasn’t a movie, there wasn’t a happy ending. We went back onto the field and fought and stayed close to the end just to lose 35-28. The game was over, and players automatically started crying, a lot of them were seniors. My emotions didn’t hit me until Everyone was on the field, parents, friends, a girlfriend at the time. Then I couldn’t hold it, now I'm crying as if my dog died too. My coach came and hugged me and told me “don't be sad we did what we talked about and changed the program around, the kids under you see what it's like to get here and we will be back”. A year later they were back, and it was my high schools second time ever in the state playoffs.
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Jada
9/23/2019 07:41:03 pm
I felt a sense of sadness when you lost the playoff game but I’m glad you had a positive coach to get you and your team through it. I’ve watched my brothers play in playoffs before and seen them get emotional when they fought there hardest and it still felt like it wasn’t good enough but as long as you have a positive mentor you’ll get through the loss.
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Tai Mai
9/24/2019 06:28:19 am
I know that feeling to lose at the end after progressing so far. The scene you described felt really sad and frustrating as you and your team worked so hard only to lose. Although your coach was really a supportive man in the end. I also like it when you described the scene as not a movie; no happy ending, and it goes to show you that reality of life doesnt have to have a happy ending but it also doesnt mean it's the end as your coach mention that your school will be back.
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Bedouens Philistin
9/25/2019 04:53:52 pm
WOW! I felt that. I played for my high school's ball team and we lost. We were 3 and 0 before we lost. But years prior, my school was known as the worst school out of the five others. But I came to change that and on my last year, we lost. It made me furious, I was pissed off at our church. Sorry bro, I ran off. Your story resinates with me so deeply. Great job! And I need to face you in ball again, I'm all fired up now!
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Sabatino
9/26/2019 07:42:25 am
I dig the dialogue that is emerging here. I echo the comments made by others in this conversation. I appreciate the link to your video highlights. Good stuff....rolling out to your left and throwing against your body...completing that option play at the goal line.
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Javon Lindsey-TerrellHello, I am a student at Delaware County Community College in English 100 learning how to correctly write and analyze my own work to make sure it reaches certain criteria. Archives
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