The new scoreboard, designed by CompSci students, displayed a surprising number of continuously updated stats.The score was still Huygens 31 - Rogue River 17. According to the flashing scoreboard, only three minutes remained in the game. The ball was in River's hands. The Eagles were not in a friendly mood; the situation on field was tense. Eating up the clock was obviously the strategy. Yuri -- on his way back from scouting a High School hockey team--joined Mira and Caydance.

"Eating up the clock is obviously the strategy," he remarked, retrieving a flask from his venerable Army Black Knights jacket. "Stolichnaya." He passed the flask to Caydance; she took a sip, passed the flask to Mira.

On the field, Huygens was advancing slowly. It was second and 6 in their own territory when River handed the ball to Gerry. He moved forward by slipping though a small window -- as if the Defense-littered field was a maze. Due to his size, it was not a good idea for Gerry to be in a place where many big men could simultaneously fall on him, but he had emerged too far from the sidelines when The Marshall saw him.

arrow On the field, Damian was trying to remember if Running Backs could tackle. He had a feeling that Coach had advised against this, but Gerry was in danger.