CHAPTER 2: "WARDS ON NOTICE"
PAGE 1:
Wide panel of the Rockaway Civic Arena, packed wall to wall.
Narration:
"Every summer, five wards in every city gather. Each with five soldiers, carrying the weight of where they come from."
PAGE 2:
Split panel: Various crowd shots, kids with signs, city officials, reporters.
Narration (cont'd):
"This is the B.Y.G Summer League. Where legends begin."
PAGE 3:
We see a giant digital screen light up with a countdown. The commissioner steps to a podium at half court.
Commissioner:
"Rockaway! You ready?! Let's set this year's bracket in stone!"
PAGE 4:
A dramatic screen reveal with seedings and matchups. The camera pans to show reactions from each ward's players.
Narration:
"Based on last year's performances, potential, scouting, and off-season rankings, here's how the bracket shakes out…"
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ROCKAWAY SUMMER LEAGUE 5-WARD TOURNAMENT – POWER RANKINGS:
1. Farfield Ward (Bye) – Tabar and Teddy anchor a squad that dominated last season's inter-ward games. Depth, size, and experience.
2. Crenshaw Ward – Leo and Mitch make up the most physical, relentless duo. They've been waiting for revenge since last summer's heartbreak.
3. Avalon Ward – Picasso and Magic's creative combo is unpredictable and slick, but Avalon is still searching for consistency.
4. Lyndon Ward – Quan and Sticks have raw talent and crazy length, but their lack of leadership drops their seed.
5. Garrison Ward – Soulo and Eli are dangerous, especially in transition, but too often play hero ball. High ceiling, low floor.
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PAGE 5:
The bracket locks in:
Match 1: Garrison (5) vs. Crenshaw (2)
Match 2: Lyndon (4) vs. Avalon (3)
Bye: Farfield (1)
Narration:
"Farfield gets the bye. The other four go to war. Winner moves on. One game. One shot."
PAGE 6:
We cut to each ward's players watching the screen.
Crenshaw Bench: Mitch cracks his knuckles. Leo stares up at the bracket.
Leo (thinking): "Looks like Garrison gets to be the warm-up."
Garrison Bench: Eli smirks. Soulo ties his laces.
Soulo: "Hope they're ready for a street fight."
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Avalon's locker room.
Magic: "We go through Lyndon, then it's us vs Farfield. Simple math."
Picasso: "Ain't nothing simple about Quan's wingspan, bruh."
PAGE 8:
Lyndon gym. Quan throws down a dunk in practice. Sticks hits a corner 3.
Quan: "They think we soft 'cause we smile. Watch."
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Cut to Farfield gym. Tabar and Teddy are quiet. Focused. The gym is empty except for them.
Teddy: "We rest this round… then we wreck whoever steps up."
Tabar: "One step closer to everything."
He stares at his reflection in a mirror with the B.Y.G League poster hanging behind him.
PAGE 10 (Final Page):
Full-page panel of all 10 main characters lined up in separate panels, prepping mentally.
One final narration box at the bottom:
Narration:
"Only one ward will make it out. Only five will survive the fire. And after that… the real war begins."