CHAPTER 6 — "RIVAL'S EDGE"
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Wide Panel: Packed arena. Energy electric. Banners waving. The crowd knows what's coming.
NARRATION:
Some games are just games.
Others?
They carry history.
TITLE:
"RIVAL'S EDGE"
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PAGE 2
Split Panel:
Tabar tightens his headband, eyes like steel.
Leo stretches his arms, eyes locked on Tabar.
NARRATION:
Two wings. Two warriors. Same position, same drive.
But only one can soar higher.
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Tip-off at half-court.
Teddy and Mitch face off.
SFX: WHISTLE!
SFX: THWAP!
Mitch barely edges Teddy for the tip. Crenshaw takes first possession.
COMMENTATOR:
"And we are underway in what might be the most anticipated matchup of the summer!"
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PAGE 4–5
Game opens physical and intense.
Leo nails a mid-range jumper off a screen.
Tabar responds with a coast-to-coast and-one layup.
Mitch bulldozes Teddy in the post.
Teddy answers with a monster put-back dunk.
COMMENTATOR:
"It's a clash of titans! No finesse—just raw basketball grit!"
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Crenshaw huddle during timeout. Score: Fairfield 18 – Crenshaw 18
LEO:
"Keep pressing him. He's not getting easy buckets."
MITCH:
"And we bully the boards. No free meals."
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PAGE 7–8
Second quarter momentum swings:
Tabar locks in and hits back-to-back threes.
Leo shakes his defender and throws down a powerful one-handed slam.
Teddy and Mitch get tangled—double foul called.
SFX: THUD!
REF:
"Double tech! Keep it clean!"
NARRATION:
Respect runs deep. But tonight, respect comes through pain.
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PAGE 9
Flashback (Sepia tone):
Young Tabar and Leo going one-on-one on a cracked outdoor court.
YOUNG TABAR:
"Keep up."
YOUNG LEO:
"I'm always a step ahead."
NARRATION:
Before the arenas, before the lights, it started on the pavement.
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PAGE 10–11
Third quarter intensity maxes out:
Tabar gets a steal and throws down a fast-break dunk.
Leo hits a deep step-back three in Tabar's face.
Mitch sends Teddy's shot into the stands.
Teddy answers next possession with a two-handed alley-oop from Tabar.
SCORE: Fairfield 56 – Crenshaw 54
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Crenshaw timeout.
LEO (to Mitch):
"We're not losing this. Not to them."
MITCH:
"Then let's take it."
NARRATION:
No more smiles. No more words. Just war.
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PAGE 13–14
Final two minutes.
Tabar and Leo trade buckets—fadeaways, drives, contact shots.
With 20 seconds left, game tied at 70.
Tabar posts Leo, spins, and hits a clutch turnaround J.
SFX: SWISH!
SCORE: Fairfield 72 – Crenshaw 70
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Crenshaw's last possession.
Leo takes it from the top. Isolation. Tabar waits.
Crossover—pull-up three—
SFX: RIM... RIM... CLANK!
Ball bounces out. Teddy grabs the board.
SFX: BUZZER!!!
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PAGE 16
Postgame. Handshake line.
Leo and Tabar meet, breathing heavy.
LEO:
"This ain't over."
TABAR (nods):
"Wouldn't want it to be."
NARRATION:
One rivalry settled—for now. But the fire never dies.
Next Up: The Top 10 Unite. The B.Y.G League Begins.