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The game went the same way all

afternoon, and the score was 41 to

zero. We had possession and came to

a huddle for the last play of the game.

“Okay,” Lenny said. “We can’t

win, but we can still make history if

we score a point.”

We decided to do a big fake. The

quarterback would act like he was

giving the ball to the halfback, then

all of the team, except the quarterback

and me, would move to the right with

the halfback. The quarterback and I

would go left and move quickly down

the field.

The fake worked beautifully. All

fifteen or so girls moved with the