MATTHEW It’s cheer week which means all week, there will be a sea of pretty girls in small skirts and a lot of attention and eyes on us as football players. As vice-captain Renner makes it a point to steal the secret psych list from coach’s office every year so there are no surprises. The team and I even skip assembly and meet in the locker room to find out who got who this year. After making a whole show of it, Renner finally gets to me and his smile says it all. Something is wrong. “Oh wow, this is a surprise.” Renner stares at me in astonishment. “Spit it out Walsh.” I roll my eyes. “The captain got the drop-dead gorgeous with legs meant for the runway, the student body vice president, Kathryn Carmichael.” His voice deepens when he says her name. What? “Lucky, she’s a fox.

