The Foxhole Court

For three weeks, Neil trains with the few Foxes already on campus: Kevin Day, Andrew Minyard, and Andrew’s cousin, Nicky Hemmick. During a conversation about Nicky’s sexuality in which Nicky, Aaron, Neil, and Andrew are present, Neil learns that Andrew is “scary territorial” of Kevin (57). When Nicky makes an inappropriate comment about Kevin and Neil, Andrew overhears, and he threatens Nicky with a knife. Neil intervenes. Later, during intense drills against Andrew, Neil injures his arms from overexertion.

While staying in Coach Wymack’s apartment, Neil flinches away from a sudden movement, and Wymack reassures him that he is safe in his home. Late one night at the stadium, Neil finds Kevin practicing and is confronted by a sober Andrew, who reveals Kevin personally vouched for his recruitment. Neil reflects on his mother’s death, remembering the fatal injuries she had received after they ran into his father in Seattle. Later, Neil overhears a panicked Kevin, who has learned his former team, the Edgar Allan Ravens, are transferring to the Foxes’ district. Wymack confirms the news and reveals that Kevin’s adoptive family, the Moriyamas, are a yakuza clan, and his former teammate