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Football players: (Overlapping chatter)

Isn't this awesome?

Thanks for coming to my tryouts, guys.

Like I'd miss the chance to watch you kick some butt.

Shep: Come on, let's move! (Blows whistle)

Player: Hut!

Spinner: Yes!

That's my girlfriend.

Woo!

Derek's just not used to being that close to a girl.

Shep: Run it again.

And, Haig? Don't blow it this time, huh?

On the ball.

Need me to sub-in for you, Derek?

No. Okay, I got this.

Trust me.

♪ Welcome to your life ♪

♪ Welcome to your life, yeah ♪

♪ Well, this is gonna be a good year... ♪

Spinner and Darcy: Yes! Wooo!

Guess Derek's just not that used to being close

to good football skills.

Obviously I chose our weak link

for this little drill.

Danny: Actually Derek runs one of our fastest forties,

and she beat him by like two metres!

Spinner: You're awesome, babe.

Okay, let's hit the showers. Except for you, Haig.

Run some laps after that poor display.

Let's go.

Derek: Are you serious?

Shep: You heard me!

(Helmet clatters)

So... (Pleased sigh)

Did I make the team or what?

Let's not jump any guns.

I have to see what the school board rules say

about a girl playing football.

♪♪

♪ Whatever it takes ♪

♪ I know I can make it through ♪

♪ If I hold out ♪

♪ I know I can make it through ♪

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Oh! Oh! Oh! ♪

♪ Be the best ♪

♪ The best that I can be ♪

♪ Whatever it takes ♪

♪ I know I can make it ♪

♪ I can make it ♪

♪ I can make it through ♪

♪ Whatever it takes ♪

♪ I know I can make it through ♪

Shep: Jane Vaughan,

please report to the principal's office.

Jane Vaughan.

You ready for a new star wide receiver?

'Cause you beat Derek at a passing drill?

A trained ape can do that.

In real football, there's tackling.

There's no way they'll let you play,

you'll get hurt.

She'll be great.

You will be great.

I'm just sorry I won't be here to see it.

That's okay. Your trip's gonna be amazing.

Have you told Peter yet?

Peter: Huge post-game party at my house!

Rager of the year! Be there!

Darcy, you leave tomorrow!

Yeah, um...

He's just so excited about his place

and this party...

Wish me luck.

Yeah, I need some of that, too.

Call me later, tell me how it goes?

I will.

(Exhales)

Zero Degrassi football trophies.

This year, I'd like to change that.

Look, you saw me. I'm fast, I can catch-

What about a girls' sport?

You took away their funding

and gave it to football, remember?

Yeah, well, football can be dangerous.

Jane: I played rugby at Lakehurst.

It's basically the same, except without any padding.

I can do this.

And you're not doing this just to meet boys?

No! No!

Well, the board says

I can't exclude you from playing, so...

Grab equipment from one of the guys

and show up to practice.

I will not let you down, coach.

Oh, and one more thing.

If you're on the boys' team, that makes you one of the boys.

No special treatment. Understood?

Yeah.

♪♪

Hmm.

Playing on the boys team, but changing with the girls?

Sounds like the dream of a budding lesbian.

Anya: Hey, I like it that she's in here.

Better than in the boys' room, ogling my Sav.

Whatever.

It's amazing that you're playing.

This team could seriously use your old rugby skills.

Uh, I don't know much about football, hon,

but you should be bigger on top.

The guys must've forgotten to give me my shoulder pads.

See? She's too small for football.

That's very funny.

Where are my pads?

Guys: (Laugh)

I think I got one.

Bruce and Riley: (Mocking laughter)

For those heavy flow days.

There's gonna be some blood loss out there.

Bruce: (Chuckling)

Fortunately,

this is all the padding I'll need

against you wimps.

Bruce: (Laughing)

P.A. announcement: Attention, students.

Please welcome Degrassi's new art teacher, Ms. Dawes.

Her classroom will be open for free art expression all week.

Gave out all the invites. This is gonna be huge!

Just gotta get food and drinks.

I, um, can't.

Ah, that's cool.

I can get the guys to help when they're done practice.

I'm going to Kenya.

Like Africa?

What? When?

Tomorrow.

I'm going to help build a school

in a village near Nairobi.

It's an amazing opportunity

and I have to...

Leave?

When did you decide this?

A while ago.

But I didn't wanna hurt you.

So telling me at the last minute hurts less?

Peter, it's one semester.

I'm going to help children.

Can't someone else help them?

Look, I know it's gonna be hard,

but we can write and call.

What, for four months?

When my mom left I stayed for you.

I'm alone here.

Peter,

you know I love you.

(Metallic thunk and squeak, lock rattles)

You know what? Go.

I'll see you when you get back.

(Marching band plays, crowd cheers and whistles)

Players: Five!

Six!

Seven!

Eight!

At full back, Sav Bhandari.

(Band plays, crowd cheers)

Alli: Yay Sav!

What's a full back?

He blocks and sometimes carries the ball.

Shep: At tight end...

Derek Haig.

Crowd: (Cheering and whistling)

He blocks, too. There's a lot of blocking.

Shep: At wide receiver, Jane Vaughan.

Yeah, Jane! Yes!

(Everybody stops cheering except Mia)

What the-

Yeah, babe! (Encouraging whistle)

Shep: At centre...

Bruce the Moose!

Crowd: (Cheering and whistling)

(Players whoop and holler)

♪♪

Crowd: (Cheering wildly)

Danny: Ten-hut!

♪ Yes, I can make it through this ♪

(Forceful impact, crowd cheers)

Danny: Ten-hut!

(Rock music plays, players holler to each other)

(Crowd applauds)

(Forceful impact)

Crowd: (Cheering)

Missed a play, Danny! Wake up!

(Forceful impacts)

(Crowd laughs, whistle blows)

Okay, this is the last play.

Come on. Come on, come on, come on.

Danny: Move! Flat 18! Flat 18!

Ten-hut!

(Crowd cheers)

He's got Jane open. Throw to Jane!

(Forceful impact, helmets clatter)

Derek missed the block!

Nice work, lady.

Crowd: (Cheering and whistling)

(Crowd cheers wildly, game whistle blows)

(Car whirs by, lively music plays from inside)

High school parties are awesome.

Thanks for inviting us, Peter.

I'm sure that my sister wishes she was here.

Peter: Yeah, I'm sure she does.

(Music plays, low din of chatter)

It's your party and you'll cry if you want to?

Hey!

I'm kidding.

I know what it's like to be left alone.

Oh yeah?

My dad, Lucas,

and most recently...

(Muted chatter)

I guess I just expect her to walk through the door

and apologize or whatever.

That's not gonna happen, is it?

Unless she's like Danny,

and shows up just to ignore you all night.

He must be working pretty hard

to ignore someone who looks like you.

He's got his reasons, I guess.

Whatever they are, it doesn't bother me.

The past is like... It's over.

I couldn't agree more.

This party kinda blows.

You wanna go for a walk or something?

I'd like that.

(Music plays, partygoers chatter)

Students: (Overlapping chatter)

So tonight?

Some alone time at The Dot?

If I survive practice.

I mean, they hated me before the game...

Everybody on the sidelines

saw that idiot miss the block.

I know. But, on the field,

all they saw was a girl fumbling the ball.

You're the best player out there.

You have to say that.

It's my teammates I need to convince.

Bruce: Jane!

(Laughing)

That might not be too easy.

Derek: This is good, huh?

Oh!

Girly-sized just for you.

Look, I caught the ball, okay?

You missed the block. I would've scored.

Whoa, whoa! Excuses.

Something girls are good at.

You too, Danny?

What? It's just a funny shirt.

No. No, it's not. Okay?

Take them off.

Take them off, now!

Whoa, whoa.

I don't think I got anything on underneath.

I think she wants a show. (Laughs)

Derek: Okay, okay.

I don't know what's worse, this shirt or Derek shirtless?

Riley and Derek: (Laugh)

Mia: You guys finally get a good player

and this is how you treat her?

Not for much longer.

What?

Riley: Whatever.

Hey, so details, man. How far'd you get?

Oh, not very.

I ignored some text messages from Darcy,

so I sorta feel bad now.

Bad about what?

Uh...

I sorta hooked up with someone last night.

Sweet, dude. Who's the lucky lady?

Mia.

Darcy for Mia?

That's like trading in a Porsche

for a bus pass.

Ah, ooh-ooh. I should also leave quickly.

Hey.

Thanks for the walking tour of the 'hood last night.

I needed it.

Yeah, about that, I was thinking...

You don't want to give me another tour.

I thought we connected.

It's just...

I'm not ready for anything...

So I was just... a rebound?

No.

It's complicated.

It's too bad,

because as messed up as we both are,

I thought that there might be something here.

Whatever.

(Plastic wrapper crinkles)

Okay, guys. Okay, enough chatter.

Now, listen up. Come on, listen up!

Here we go.

The guys wore these all day.

Well, listen, I gave 'em a stern warning.

They were just dealing with the loss, right?

Players: Exactly. Yeah.

Simpson: Yeah, Shep,

what about the female half of the student body?

It can't be condoned, all right?

Shep: Whoa! Whoa, cowboy.

Okay, I'll handle it.

Okay, guys. Listen up.

It appears these t-shirts are offensive to girls.

Er, you know, "women." So, uh...

You're gonna need some sensitivity training.

So before we hit the field today,

down-ups till you cry.

That'll get you in touch with your emotions.

Players: (Muttered complaints) What?

Whining. Oh great start. Yeah, let's go. Let's go.

On the hop. Let's go.

Players: (Muttering) Bitch! Coach, that's not fair!

Happy?

You too. Okay?

The drill's for the whole team.

We can't win unless we're all on the same side.

Players: (Exhausted moans)

Man, I'm so spent.

If only little miss linebacker

could take a joke.

Bruce: Or a hit.

Derek: (Snickers)

Oh! Oh, staying strong?

Ah, too bad you couldn't on game day.

Jane: You can't even take a hit from a girl,

you're pathetic!

Derek: You wanna be a tough guy?

This is what happens when a tough guy sucker punches a dude!

Riley: I think she's got the point, man.

(Gasps in pain)

Riley: Calm down!

(Gasping for breath)

Shep: Ladies? Listen.

As Lombardi said, "practice does not make perfect.

Only perfect practice makes perfect."

Those three just jumped me in the hall.

You gonna do something now?

Bruce: She pushed Derek first.

I didn't touch her.

You hit her? Not cool, dude.

It was self-defense.

Bull! You slammed me into lockers,

knocked me down and kicked me!

All right, enough!

You know what this is?

This is just a scuffle between teammates.

Yeah, that's it.

Now, I can suspend all four of you

and we'll forfeit next game

or you can work out your differences.

Come on!

Look, boys'll be boys.

I told you no special treatment.

(Disgusted exhale)

(Music plays within The Dot)

(Door chimes jingle)

Hey! Peyton Jane-ing!

You're ready for our date.

What, tackling practice with a mack truck today?

No, I just caught an elbow through my face mask.

I'll be okay.

Okay, 'cause I have our own

little tackling practice planned.

(Gasps) Ow.

Jane, are you sure you're okay?

Um, Derek and some guys jumped me after practice.

Like hit you?

Derek's a dead man.

No, Spin, I can fight my own battles, okay?

So I can't even defend my girlfriend now?

(Chair clatters)

What about Danny? Sav?

The- the coach? No one did anything?

No, they weren't there. They weren't there, okay?

Danny felt bad,

but he has no idea how to help,

and that ass of a principal sided with Derek.

Look, you have to tell somebody.

I- I can't snitch.

That's what they expect me to do.

But if your team's against you,

you could get really hurt.

I just wanna play football.

Is playing football really worth all this?

♪♪

Students: (Overlapping chatter)

I have to go to the office.

I know, I called you.

Used an old mom-was- the-principal trick.

I thought this was too complicated.

Look, you're not a rebound.

You can't...

You can't help when you meet people,

and you're great. And pretty.

I mean, you're a model.

What I'm trying to say is,

we did connect at my party

and I do think we should hang out again.

You're not rushing into something

just to rush out again?

No. No rushing.

We'll just take it slow, or whatever.

How 'bout the speed of... "Meet me for lunch?"

(Phone rings)

Darcy sent us some presents by airmail from the airport.

Oh, thanks.

It was so awesome in that game

how you made that... reception.

We're getting some girls together

to make posters for the next game.

Uh, there might not be a next game.

I'm going to quit.

But you can't quit.

You're our hero.

Uh... I- I don't know.

(Paper rustles)

(Half laughs)

♪♪

She helps pack my lunch

and makes sure that my grapes are always cut in half.

You must be sick of Izzy stories.

No, I've got a baby sister.

She's just a little blob right now

and I'm glad she'll be more entertaining.

Delivery.

See? Darcy misses you.

Yeah, thanks. I'll open it later.

(Low murmur of chatter)

Like maybe never.

(Bell rings)

Uh, so walk me to class?

Uh, I have to find Sav and talk about Studz stuff.

After school, I'll see you?

(Paper rustles)

(Sighs)

Shep: Okay, guys, listen up. Take a knee.

Let's go! On the move! Come on, dress it up.

Now, as my main man Vince says,

"the only place success comes before work

is in the dictionary."

You- you're not supposed to be here.

Where you're giving the pep talk?

Look, I know you want me to quit-

most of you do-

but I love football and I'm good at it,

so I'm not quitting.

I'll change in my room-

I don't wanna see anyone's tiny junk-

but I'm gonna be in here for these talks

because I am a part of this team.

Judging by recent events,

I'm not sure the rest of the guys agree.

She's on my team.

Mine too.

Riley: She is a good player.

♪♪

So be it.

(Helmet clatters)

All right, enough. Take-take a knee, team.

Let's go.

♪♪