Play of the Year

Maxwell played flag football for the first time this year. He picked it up pretty quick for someone whose deadbeat parents had never even thrown a football with him (very slight exaggeration). He played center on offense, which is a great position for someone who is brand spankin' new to the sport, because they get in on each play without too much liability for the team! He actually was a very good snapper, and even perfected the shotgun snap. In this league the center does not have anyone opposing him on the defensive line, so after the play is over the center has to search for someone to block. Maxwell had struggled with this throughout the season, which is very typical. However, he had the play of the season, according to the coaches, when he finally figured it out. They were winning the game quite handily, so the coaches were letting some of the younger, less experienced boys take a few handoffs. One little boy named Eli took a handoff and headed to the right. Maxwell decided to head that direction as well, which happened to be the direction of the head coach who yelled out, "block someone Max". Max looked up field and beelined it to the closest defender and completely leveled him (mind you this is flag football). It dropped him and Max to the ground, leaving Eli wide open to score a touchdown. The best part was all the praise he received after the game. Maxwell and Eli were giving each other fives at the end of the game, and Max said, "great touchdown", and Eli responded, "I never would have made it if it hadn't been for you." It was way way way too cute!