Friday, October 12, 2018

Fiction Friday: Verdant Grove Post Event


RADIO ANNOUNCER: "KPDS is proud to bring you the Eagles Post Game Show with Chaz and Dave the Sports Dork."
Chaz: Well Dave, it's certainly good to be here with you this evening. Especially after this Eagles win over one of their tougher conference opponents in the Huskies.
Dave: It certainly is Chaz. What with the recent events there in Verdant Grove I wasn't sure we'd be getting back to things like Football so soon. These players went out there with a lot of grit and determination to pull out a win tonight.
Chaz: They sure did Dave. It was particularly moving to see the players all turn to face north, and put their hands over their hearts just prior to kick off. But let's get into the post game break down. How did the Eagles do on those items we identified as the keys to the game?
Dave: The way I saw it Chaz, they performed excellently on two out of the three keys of the game. First they held on to the ball, and didn't commit any turnovers, while at the same time picking up two fumbles from the Huskies. One of those deep in the red zone. Secondly, they spread the field with smart passing plays, and really opened things up for the running backs to pick up some good yardage, and run time off the clock. But they didn't do as well as we thought they needed to on the other side of the ball. They gave up too many first downs, and weren't forcing the tough decisions that they needed to.
Chaz: You bring up some good points Dave. I thought that there was some excellent play calling by Coach Jackson on the offensive side of the ball, and starting quarterback Shawn Dupree did a fine job of finding the open man down the field. How many fifteen to twenty yard plays did he have, anyway?
Dave: A good ten at least Chaz. And like I said that really opened up the field, and created opportunities for Big Franks to lumber through and pick up several yards on a few first downs.
Chaz: Let's get to the callers Dave. Hello caller, you're on with Chaz and the Sports Dork.
Caller: Yeah, Chaz. Thanks for taking my call. I just wanted to say that I can't believe Coach didn't go for it on that fourth down and three instead of kicking the field goal. What was he thinking!?
Dave: I'm going to have to disagree with you here caller. Had he not kicked that field goal, and not converted the down, that would have left the huskies in pretty good field position, and only one score down. By kicking the field goal, Coach put it back at a two score game, and kept the pressure on the Huskies.
Caller: I respect you opinion Dave, but I really think they should have gone for it. Can you imagine the rankings next week if they'd won by seven instead of three?
Chaz: Well, thank you caller. I don't think it would have made much difference, but maybe it might have. We have a real treat coming up for all of you Eagles fans out there after this break. A quick post game interview with Wide Receiver Damian Woods, who's family lives in Eagleton, just half an hour east of Verdant Grove, and who has some very special words for our listeners up in that part of the state. We'll be back right after this.
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RADIO ANNOUNCER: And now your KTLK Weather forecast from our 3D Dopler Radar equipped K-Talk weather center presented by Jerry Southunder, and brought to you by Lee Schwann Tires.
Jerry: Good evening Portland. Your current conditions are 54 degrees at the airport, clear skies, and no wind The low looks to be about 43 tonight, and tomorrow's high is projected to peak at 66. It's the same to the east in Salmonville, and to the south in Clackingham. Things get a bit more interesting to the west. All the way to Greensboro things look the same as in the rest of the greater Portland area, but as you continue to the west toward Cornell you run into the Low pressure system that has been hanging over the Verdant Grove Event Site for the past month. Expect cloudy skies throughout Cornell, with temperatures running 5 to 6 degrees colder than to the East in Portland. This looks like a fantastic weekend to finish up your yard work for the season, and get things put to bed. Remember to get in before the new curfew of 9:30 pm each evening, especially since we are coming up on the height of the Full Moon in the next few days. That's it for the weather, and remember that Lee Schwann has what your looking for in tires.

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