FENNEL FROM THE GYM FLOOR
Title: FENNEL FROM THE GYM FLOOR
Author: Wallace Fennel
Rating: PG
A/N: Unbeta'd, so any con crit will be greatly appreciated. I wasn't sure if you guys had enough material, but if you do, this is only a 1st draft and I'm sure it needs editing. Also, if anyone has a Neptune Pirates logo, it would look great at the end, but I don't have one handy.
Hey, everybody. I’m Wallace Fennel, reporting from tryouts for Neptune High’s men’s Varsity basketball team. Go, Pirates! For a while there, it looked like I wasn’t going to make tryouts this year, but now that Veronica Mars has cleared up the mystery of my (not) positive drug test, I’m good to go. This year’s team is shaping up to be the best Neptune High has seen in long time. Our starting center, shooting forward and both the 2-guard and point guard (me) are returning from last year, and we should be a lock to win the conference, and maybe state too.
The team was pretty good last year, we had a winning record AND we slammed our arch-rivals at Pan High. I had my best game of the season against Pan, my stat line read: 19 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists, and, oh yeah, a last minute save by my best friend, Veronica Mars. I wouldn’t have played in the Pan High game last year if it hadn’t been for Veronica. A week before the game, Polly the Parrot, our Pirate mascot, was kidnaped by another player and held hostage to keep me from playing. Amazing sleuth that she is, Veronica found Polly and rescued her, allowing me to unleash my killer cross-over dribble on the unsuspecting Pan High Goats.
I plan to do even better this year. I’d like to average 12 points and 12 assists a game, with at least a couple more rebounds too, for good measure. I’m shooting for an athletic scholarship; my Moms can’t afford to pay for college and I figure I should step up and find a way to go on my own. I already know I’m going to be the starting point guard, but Jack, my backup last year, graduated. We’re looking for a backup point guard and either a starting or backup power forward too, since Caz Truman’s left to go to UCLA.
This year, I’m helping Coach pick the guards. Hopefully, we’ll find a smokin’ sophomore who can back me up this year, and step into the starting role next year. The point guard is the most important guy on the floor because the entire offense runs through him. I may not be real tall, but I know how to direct traffic and I’m fast enough to beat almost anyone off the dribble. So far, I’ve seen a couple of prospects who might be good enough, but we won’t really know ‘til I play ‘em. Our first real game is in October, so I expect to see you all at the home opener. Until then, get out there and support the football team - Go Pirates!