Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for October 02, 2021

He…could…go…all…the…way!

There’s no I in choke

Why does Marty cover his laptop screen with post-it notes?

A sound of a shot is heard. The crowd falls silent as Kettering’s #27 falls to the ground. A Milford player grabs the ball from his dead hands and runs it back for a touch down. The referees are frantically looking at their rule books as the Milford supporters cheer and Kettering supporters scream in rage. In the confusion the sniper slips away unseen.

P1- Kettering deep in Milford territory. ‘Larks goin’ down.

P2- Marty nervously picking at his dirty fingernails. ‘Larks goin’ down.

P3- Ever seen a smiling Kettle? See ya in the endzone #27.

Oh crap. That RB has no chance in P3, so it looks like the defense bails out Tevin? What does that mean for my double or nothing bet? Tevin did “choke”, but if it didn’t cost them the game, does that mean I lose my bet? We won’t know for 2 days, guess that gives me plenty of time to leave town on a sudden vacation and get far, far away.

And speaking of far away, Mopped Up Thorp is never very far away. It’s right here: https://moppedupthorp.wordpress.com/

P-3: Kettering thought balloon – “one more step and I’ll backhand you into Monday’s strip!”

Why is the defender rolling his eyes in P3? Does he agree that this whole choker premise is lame too?

Kettering gets the first down and stops the clock. Monday starts 5 panels of the final 52 seconds.

The suspense is killing me. And my $100 bet with Vito.

If Spiller gives Tevin a hard time later, Tevin should hand him the ball and say “… you’re right…. You do it then…”

P 1: TD called back because runner is OB

If Milford loses we can expect more harmless joshing from Boyd.

Wait for it, the Dick “Night Train” Lane clothesline tackle and fumble recovery. Coach ’em up Gil!

P3.5 Steve Lehto hits the runner at full speed laying him out and stoping him short of the first down with a bone-shivering tackle, the ‘Larks can still win this one if Tevin can take a knee without fumbling

There’s no doubt about the outcome of the game in Milford, OH as the Eagles rebound from last weeks conference loss on the road with a 31 – 6 win at home against conference foe Little Miami, and storms into a three way tie for second (say it!) in the Valley along with improving their playoff computer point ranking from sixth to fifth

Yes, Steve Lehto is going to come out of nowhere in more ways than one and save the ’larks this time, but the Tevin choking issue will remain!

Coaches Held Hostage: Day 47 for Mimi.

My job here is to keep track of when main characters go MIA for a while. But I’m serious about this: Has anyone seen a comment by The Brown Starfish for a while? It’s not like him to be silent for long. I’m starting to get worried.

you all are sick minded idiots. there’s too much of this crap in real life. grow the frig up!