Things don’t change much in Wayne, West Virginia, but there hasn’t been this much excitement in years. The high school football team looks like a genuine state championship contender. That was before the Plymale situation...
Senior Scott Plymale isn't the biggest star of the Pioneer team, but his grit and presence are a key to the Pioneer's success this season. Coming off an injury that ended his junior season, all is going according to plan until a bizarre on-field incident threatens to jeopardize the Red and Black's dream season while it throws his personal life into chaos.
Genuine, funny, and unvarnished, Way Out Wayne is a fictional account of one team and one town’s quest for a football championship while it explores growing up in modern Appalachia.
Way Out Wayne is suitable for most audiences; however, readers should be aware that it features some strong locker room language and underage drinking.
Way Out Wayne paints a vivid portrait of the many faces and facets that make Friday nights in the fall so special. When I read these pages, I can smell the popcorn, see the players ripping through the brightly colored paper banner as they run on the field, and hear the cheers and grumblings coming from the home stands.
The book also encourages the reader to ride the very real rollercoaster known as teenaged life and experience the trappings of a close-knit but occasionally troubled community. I was blessed to have a career that allowed me to write and talk about high school sports for 25 years, and this book immediately puts every one of my senses back on the sideline.
--Mike Stevens, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame broadcaster and longtime Friday Football Extra host
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