American winner takes all

Chapter 73 Pure crushing

"We saw BHHS coach Thomas making a gesture on the sidelines, preparing to make a substitution... Wait, why is Ethan O'Connor here? He is actually standing on the sideline. Is he replacing Rice?" the host said. Huge doubt.

As this sentence spread to the entire stadium, the entire home audience was in an uproar, and then they began to make noises. To be precise, they were "cursing".

The Canoga Park High School coaching staff and bench players immediately surrounded the referees on the sidelines and protested.

"If Ethan O'Connor plays, we will strike!" Canoga Park High School, a middle-aged man who looked very strong, threw the water bottle to the ground at this moment.

The game even had a temporary pause of about 1 minute.

"The referee team has just confirmed that Ethan O'Connor is indeed on the pre-match roster, which means he is eligible to participate." The host's tone became frustrated.

Ethan turned his head at this time and looked at Thomas behind him.

The old fox had a snicker on his face, how could he not think of such a thing, he had already arranged it for Ethan.

As Ethan entered the field, the players on the field who had already felt desperate immediately rekindled their fighting spirit.

Ethan is here, it’s dawn!

Only Rice was still confused. To be precise, he was confused from the first quarter.

Canoga Park High School is not a loser like Burbank, but is the champion of this year's East Valley League. The pressing strategy caused Rice to make frequent mistakes.

"Take a rest for a while." Ethan patted him on the back.

"Oh." Rice nodded blankly.

It seemed like he wanted to say something, but in the end he hesitated and slowly ended.

As he left, Ethan officially took over the game, filled with curses from the audience.

"You bastard who fucked your teammate's mother!"

"Despicable and shameless villain!"

"Is that the MVP trophy you stole from Peyton Manning?"

Pay attention to the wording, this is an honest robbery, not a sneaky steal!Ethan cursed.

Naturally, the players on the field didn't have a good look towards Ethan, and all of them had expressions as angry as Ethan's.

In their eyes, this is pure tactical deception, causing their side to make wrong tactical arrangements.

This kind of behavior actually inspired the fighting spirit of the players on the Canoga Park High School Hunters team. The coach off the field also made continuous targeted substitutions to strengthen the defense in the middle, obviously to prevent Ethan from being in the All-Star Game. Now learn the route of strong sudden ball running in the middle.

The Wild Boar kicked the ball out, and Ethan clearly saw that Flea and Matic had started to cross paths and were about to reveal a gap, but he still chose to run the ball and rush towards the center of the opponent's defensive defense.

Those who fight are the elite!

Ethan's purpose for doing this is very simple. He specifically targets the areas where the opponent is most confident and makes the opponent feel the huge gap between them, thereby severely damaging the opponent's morale and confidence.

At this time, Ethan had absolute confidence in himself, blocking forward with one arm, like a knight charging.

Different from the All-Star game, the opponents showed great courage and charged straight forward.

This time Ethan also responded differently. At the moment of contact, Ethan made a deft turn and Houdini escaped and jumped out from among the joint defenders.

The first line of defense breaks through.

Oncoming is the line position, and now there are people from the front, back, left and right at the same time double-teaming Ethan.

Ethan showed his left shoulder and thrust forward to the left, knocking the man staggering and forcing him out of the gap.

The second line of defense breaks through.

Moving forward, Ethan faced Youwei's guard. His opponent's body was half-crouched, his center of gravity was lowered, and he was ready to go.

Ethan changed directions three times in a row and easily knocked down his opponent.

Goodbye, baby.

The third line of defense breaks through.

Now there is only one person left in front of Ethan, the Hunters' safety, and not far to his left and right are two Norman wide receivers.

In other words, no matter who Ethan passes the ball to, the ball will easily score a touchdown.

"Do you dare to challenge me to a duel?" The safety guard also knew this. This duel was more about fighting for the dignity of the entire team.

"Come on." Ethan started.

Although the safety guard does not have the physical advantage, as the last gate of the defensive team, it is often the most experienced person in the team.

Almost at the same time as Ethan started, the safety guard also charged, roaring while charging!

Ethan also roared with joy!
The distance was getting closer and closer, and Ethan could even see the face behind the opponent's mask that had become ferociously distorted due to excessive force.

The safety guard opened his arms, ready to hug Ethan!The whole person began to tilt.

At this moment, Ethan showed extremely strong core strength. He started hard in a very short time, jumped on the spot, raised his right foot high, and made a movement similar to hurdles in track and field.

It flew directly over the safety guard's head!
Sorry, dignity is worthless in the face of absolute strength.

Although the original intention was to demoralize the opponent, Ethan did not make any particularly mocking moves during the touchdown, such as walking backwards into the zone.He was more respectful, walked directly into the formation, and took the initiative to applaud the Hunters' defensive team.

This is not pity, but genuine respect from the heart.

The opponent is also the league champion, has also been preparing for the playoffs for a long time, and has also worked hard day and night.

Effort itself is not noble or inferior.

Ethan's act of kindness also received applause from the audience present.

Most of the insults coming from the audience's mouth disappeared.

The Norman team members stood directly on the spot without even the necessary follow-up support.It was really too exciting for Ethan to ride through a dragon alone this time.But it was only then that he followed Ethan and applauded belatedly.

The Hunters also applauded in return.

There was even a strange sense of harmony in the playing field.

Thomas off the court also clapped his hands with emotion.

We not only applaud Ethan for his crushing strength, but also applaud Ethan for his transformation.

He is Ethan's coach, and it can be said that he sees every step of Ethan's growth.

If we say that before, he was just a brat with great talent and no knowledge of rugby rules.

Now, he already has the true bearing of a king.

As for the rest of the game, there was actually no suspense. Ethan was not only a sharp edge on the offensive end, but also a anchor on the defensive end. He continued to serve as a defensive end and even got the first interception in his player career.

Chasing two touchdowns in the third quarter and two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter, plus the final two-point conversion.

The game ended without a miss.

And just as the game was about to end, a large number of media people, including reporters, cameramen, and location anchors, rushed into the football field of Canoga Park High School.

These include five newspapers and media including the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News, and San Fernando Valley Sun.

It also includes six television stations including ESPN Los Angeles, Fox Sports West, Spectrum SportsNet, NBC 4, and local Los Angeles television station KTLA 5.

As well as three periodicals including "ESPN High School" and "High School Sports".

A total of more than a dozen media were present, and they came with only one purpose.

Ethan O'Connor.

This young man who had just made a splash at the All-Star Game suddenly appeared on the court again, which caused the media who received the news to drive over immediately.

You must know that Ethan did not appear at the award ceremony at all. This was his first interview after the All-Star Game.

Ethan, who had just finished the game, was immediately surrounded by this group of reporters, making the scene a bit chaotic.

"Ethan, you won the two most important awards, Best Offensive Player and MVP, in the All-Star Game. May I ask how you feel about your performance?"

"Peyton Manning was interviewed by NBC this morning. He expressed his affirmation of you. What do you want to say to him?"

"You haven't reached 18 yet, and All-Star Game commentator Chris Collinsworth called you 'the most talented football player in the past 30 years' after the game. What do you think of that?"

Ethan suppressed his temper and accepted interviews one by one.

"Meet again?" Penny Weber, a female reporter from Fox Sports West, took the initiative to say hello to Ethan.

This female reporter who came from a beauty pageant was still wearing the same black T-shirt and denim jeans as last time. Ethan admired her slender figure and simply admired her.

Ethan deliberately saved her and Jim from the Los Angeles Times for last.

Ethan has also paid attention to his own related broadcasts. Among them, FOX Sports West and the Los Angeles Times have the most positive reports about him. He gives special treatment to the other party in exchange for more exposure, which can be regarded as each getting what he needs.

The two of them also understood each other and nodded frequently.

Jim was the first reporter to write a large-scale report on Ethan, and there wasn't much surprise on his face.After all, this is not the first time we have collaborated.

But Penny is different. She is just an unpopular reporter on the TV station, otherwise she would not be squeezed out to cover high school athletes.

Being favored by Ethan O'Connor is, in a sense, a turning point in his career.

It's a very simple truth. If I can get a more detailed interview with Ethan this time, the station will naturally send me to interview Ethan next time. As long as Ethan scores an important game, I will be in the press station. The status will rise with the tide.

The premise is that he truly wins Ethan's favor.

This interview was also very pleasant. Ethan spoke very generously about his experience in the All-Star Game, and also talked about his inner journey during the crucial "flying to the ground" type of transition.

Knowing that this was extremely precious interview material and might be mentioned again in a few years, Penny was naturally happy.

"Besides, I don't know what follow-up arrangements your station has." Ethan suddenly mentioned.

He was asking about "your station", not Penny herself. And Penny was not representative of the TV station at the moment, so naturally she couldn't answer and kept her words in mind.

"No TV sports invitation?" Ethan frowned slightly.

"There is a high probability, but the specific time..." Penny sneered.

"There is no broadcast of popular time periods, even for a few seconds?" Ethan continued to ask.

"I will work hard with the director team to preserve your scene as much as possible." Penny said quickly.

"It's an effort, not a suggestion? You can't even give an order. I'm afraid you can't even meet the director, right?" Ethan exposed her lie to her face.

"This..." Penny was speechless for a moment.

"I understand." Ethan nodded, having decided to focus on other TV media next time. This female reporter had only a face and body, and could not give herself more exposure opportunities.

What he wants now is fame, not a beautiful sports reporter.

With fame, aren’t beautiful sports reporters across the United States within easy reach?

Transaction terminated.

"The interview is over, you can go back." Ethan asked Penny to leave.

Although Penny was unwilling, there was nothing she could do.

Just when she was about to walk out of the dressing room, she suddenly turned around:
"I have a request."

(End of this chapter)