Chapter 15: Wrestling Try Outs Part 2
It's the next morning, Jake and the others are still beat from yesterday afternoon. They sit in the bleachers in the gym. Mr. Bombay walks into the gym.
"Good morning." Mr. Bombay said to them.
Mr. Bombay looks around and does a roll call. Two freshmen aren't there. Mr. Bombay cuts them from the team. The two freshmen walk into the gym late.
"Go home. You're cut from the team. I told you guys about being late and you two thought I was joking. See you guys next year and be on time." Mr. Bombay told them.
They leave the gym.
"Those two were the best two yesterday." Frank said to Jake.
"I guess he wasn't joking when he said he hates lateness." Jake told him.
"You see how he acts when someone is late for class. Imagine him as a coach." Frank told him.
"Welcome to Day 2. Lets get started shall we." Mr. Bombay told them.
"At least he didn't blow his whislte." Jake said to Frank.
Frank starts to laugh. Mr. Bombay blows his whistle.
"Anymore comments Mr. Baker?" Mr. Bombay asked him.
"No, I'm good." Jake replied holding his ears.
The freshmen get on the mat and start to wrestle. Jake does well but, not great. He makes a few mistakes and Mr. Bombay has to stop his match every now and then and shows him how to do the move correctly. Frank is the best that day. At the end of Day 2 of the try outs Mr. Bombay post the ten freshmen that made the team. Jake looks at the list and he's the last name on the list. Jake made the Wrestling team. He gets home and is excited.
"You made the team?" Kate asked him.
"Yeah and thanks again for letting me try out." Jake said to her.
"You're welcome Sweetheart." Kate said to him.
Tom gets home from his game with Mike, Kyle and Nigel.
"How was your first game Honey?" Kate asked him.
"We lost." Nigel told her.
"We didn't lose we got our butts kicked." Kyle then added.
"It wasn't that bad." Tom said to them.
"Dad, you lost 28-0." Mike told him.
"If you put it that way and say it in that down voice. I think of it as a learning experience." Tom told him.
"That learning experience stinks." Mike said to him.
Nigel and Kyle shake their heads in agreement with Mike.
Jake calls Max and tells him that he made the Wrestling team. Jake goes outside to go to the arcade. He sees three guys skating and playing street hockey.
"Hey you're Jake Baker, right?" A guy asked him.
"Yeah. Who are you?" Jake asked him.
"I'm David Bombay." David said introducing himself to Jake. (David is 5'9" and has wavy black hair. He's wearing a Florida Panthers jersey with jeans and black skates on.)
"Bombay? Your Dad isn't Marshall Bombay the History teacher/ Wrestling coach is he?" Jake then asked him.
"Actually he's the History teacher/Wrestling coach/ Varsity Hockey coach/ my Dad." David replied.
"I didn't know he had a son." Jake said to him.
"Well I am. That also makes me Don Mantia's nephew and Max's cousin. You know the kid who you pushed in front of that car." David said to him.
"I didn't push him in front of that car." Jake told him.
"I know Max told me. I was just messing with you." David said to him.
"So, that means you're also Mark's cousin?" Jake then asked him.
"Yeah. I'm Danny's cousin also." David replied.
"You look familiar from somewhere but, I don't know where." Jake said to him.
"I'm also the Middlelinebacker for your Dad's All Star defense." David told him sarcastically.
"And that was an All Star performance today. Especially when that Fullback ran you over." One of the other guys said to David.
"You shouldn't be talking. You're just the Kicker." David said to him.
"I'm Adam Hanson." Adam said introducing himself to Jake. (Adam is 5'7" and has long blonde hair. He's wearing a Florida Gator shirt with jean shorts and black skates on.)
"And I'm Jason Carson. I play Quarterback." Jason said introducing himself to Jake. (Jason is 5'8" and has short blonde hair. He's wearing a Florida State shirt with black shorts and white skates.)
"And the guy who threw two picks today." David added.
"I thought the reciever was opened." Jason said to him.
"You threw into double coverage." David then told him.
"How old are you guys?" Jake asked them.
"We're all sixteen." David told him.
"Any of you guys on the Wrestling team?" Jake then asked them.
"Adam is. Me and David play football and baseball." Jason told him.
"I also play hockey." David told him.
Jake leaves as David, Jason and Adam continue to skate around.