First and Goal by Terry O’Reilly
To John and his love of sports.
“With one second left on the clock, the Hounds call time out. What play do you think they’ll call, Jim?” the play-by-play announcer asked.
Darrin Houghton ran his hands through his hair and sat on the edge of the couch. Dolly, his tri-colored, basset hound puppy sat next to him. She stared at the TV screen, shifting from one paw to the other, and whined as if she understood what was going on.
“Well, Ted, the Hounds are on the twenty-seven yard line. A field goal will do them no good, they’re down by four. They need a touchdown. They haven’t gotten the running game going at all, so my guess is it’s got to be a pass,” Jim, the play analyst replied. “They’ve got two pro-bowl receivers in Benson and Hill. They’ll probably go
