The Bewildering Bond - John Hammond - Bog

Early in their senior year, the co-captains of a small town football team - Will and Matt, who have been bitter life-long enemies (quick to beat each other to a pulp) - are forced to cooperate as they work together to solve a mystery involving the team. Along with Will's girlfriend, Amanda, and Becky - Matt's long time best friend - they launch a fund raising campaign to purchase new athletic equipment the school cannot afford. When their funds fall short, some unlikely people pitch in to help. It is a story that examines changing relationships as the boys discover those things about life that are really most important. There is lots of action (black eyes and bruises acquired on the field and off), plenty of romance, and page after page of chuckles and smiles. (JH, the primary author was sixteen when he wrote this story.)