Even the score

When the star wide receiver develops a crush on Ava, she must find a way to let him down easy while staying on the team's good side, while Alex has to choose between spending school funds on the football team or the drama department. "Sporty, shy Ava is finally starting to feel like the guys on the Ashland Middle School football team are accepting her as a player, despite the fact that she's a girl. But then the star wide receiver, Owen, keeps missing his passes, and his teammates are blaming it on a crush--on Ava! When he awkwardly gives Ava a gift that's way too expensive, she realizes…