Word: drives
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...delivered on Saturday when it mattered most, carrying six times for 42 yards on the game's final drive...
...game, Harvard had abandoned all pretense of balance on offense. Of the ten plays on the final drive, seven were running plays, six of those going to Menick...
...listens to his every word. "He does what no other teacher does," she says. Besides the kids, several parents have also come to watch. At 11:21, a sliver of moon finally peaks in the east above a stand of trees. "Mission accomplished," declares Yates. The students begin to drive away, but one remains behind, watching Yates pack up. The boy's father is getting married this weekend, he confides, and he's been happy for him--until now. Yates knows this senior comes from a troubled family and stays to listen, though his own wife is home waiting...
Lunch is one of the few outlets left. A senior who has smoked almost daily since freshman year keeps a bong in his car, which has marijuana seeds scattered all over it. During the 27 minutes he has to drive to Burger King and back, he gets high. "It makes school more interesting," he says. He notes that he's lost his ambition over the years, though he doesn't know...
...recognized by a jock like Bobby is a big deal to the kid, who beams. It is part of Bobby's charm. It brings him fame. Bobby climbs into a friend's Oldsmobile, with a large speaker blaring rap music in the backseat. They're going to a drive-in for chili dogs and draft root beer. As the car pulls away from the school, Bobby reaches under his seat and lights a Marlboro. You gotta do more than play football to be cool nowadays. Unfortunately, he knows...