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...stands are filling, as the teams line up to sing the National Anthem. Emmanuel Simmons, a lineman, takes one last shot from his asthma inhaler. Quarterback Karl Odenwald makes passing motions with his arm. As the announcer names the starters in tonight's game, the fans in the stadium scream for Bobby...
Math teacher Eric Dunn has been wearing a Webster football jersey all day, No. 13, a walking ad for his student Karl Odenwald. Peter and Sally, her hair in pigtails, arrive together and sit in the very front. Mr. Winingham strolls by with his 11/2-year-old, who looks like an escapee from a Caravaggio painting. Sally starts playing with the child, getting in touch with her inner mom. Mr. Yates is with his two children and wife, Webster class of '85, and his in-laws, who were homecoming king and queen back...
...game is big and sloppy and wonderful to watch. With Northwest ahead 14-13, Karl makes a fine pass to Bobby, but the ball squirts through his hands. On the next play, Webster's Rodney Trevino catches a pass and scores. On the next series, Bobby, now playing defense, is determined to make up for his bobbled pass. He hammers a Northwest player, causing him to fumble. Webster's Raken Stamps recovers the ball and runs it into the end zone. Score...
...crowd pours out the gates into the parking lots, into the night. A few players linger, savoring the sheer size of the win. When the last of the stadium lights goes out, Bobby leaves with his friends, once again without that touchdown. Karl, the quarterback, rides home in his parents' van. Three taxis arrive to take home the vts kids who play on the team but live in St. Louis...
...want us to be role models." When he is late with an assignment or fools around in class, the response is, typically, "You're supposed to be a leader at this school. I expect more from you." Not all the high-profile athletes seem to feel the pressure, though. Karl Odenwald III, the fair-haired varsity quarterback, argues that "it's not as big a deal as people make it out to be." As for being a role model, "I don't go helping elderly people across the street...