Jersey twenty-two

By: Larry LaVoie

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When high school junior Ron Davis, an exceptional football player, moves in next door to varsity hopeful freshman Sonny Manning they team up to bring Jackson High to its first ever State Playoff. The school and the small town of Bay City is elated with the prospect of a State Championship, but during the holiday break tragedy strikes causing Sonny’s teammates, Jackson High, and Bay City to turn against Sonny. With no friends and a seemingly hopeless future, Sonny must face the hardest decision of his life. Can he trust the one person who befriends him, a person who didn’t travel the conventional path? In the darkest despair is there really any light? Jersey Twenty-Two is the story of a boy with a dream and how he pursues that dream in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds. One thing freshman Sonny Manning remembers about his father is how much he had wanted Sonny to make the varsity football team. Now there is little hope. His father was killed by a drunk driver, his grades are suffering and his confidence is low. Sonny’s troubles seem to vanish when Ron Davis, a sophomore student from out of town, moves in next door and they become close friends. Davis is an exceptional football player and encourages Sonny to try out for the team. Soon Sonny and Ron are leading the team to its first ever State Championship. But before the semi-final game, tragedy strikes. Sonny is spurned by his classmates and team members and believes there is no way out. JERSEY TWENTY-TWO is a witness to the events that changed Sonny’s life.