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[♪♪♪] this program was foundedon certain ideals. they have been drowned by thenoise and distraction of fame. we got lost,caught up in the hype, the celebrity, the glory, and the relentless pressureto keep the streak alive. [crowd cheering] announcer 1: the sophomore goes back to set up the screen for tucker. tucker got a block. tucker has space.
tucker breaks a tackle. announcer 2: what a move! forty-five up the middle. one man to beat. announcer 1: throwing one deep down the middle, going for jones. touchdown de la salle! announcer 2: absolutely unbelievable. the greatest high-school performance i've seen in 15 years. announcer 3: de la salle high has won three titles in a row.
their 48th consecutive victory. announcer 4: to the fans, it's quicklybecoming known as "the streak." announcer 5: tonight, they break a 22-year-old win record held by a michigan high school. announcer 6: talking about streaks, there's a lot of pressure-- announcer 7: coach lad has done an amazing job. announcer 8: de la salle has been winning for the past 11 years, straight. announcer: welcome to the 2003
northern conference sectional championships where powerhouse de la salle brings their 150-game win streak against their rivals, the pirates of pittsburg high. hey, bob. bob. marty,you live under the stadium? bob, 25 years coachingthis team, favored to win your 12thchampionship, 150 wins. how did you pull it off?
bob:well, winning a lot of gamesis doable. teaching kids there's moreto life, that's hard. come on. you turned this teaminto a winning machine. how long you thinkyou can keep the streak alive? the streakwas never our goal. marty:yeah? well, then whydo you keep winning? bob:this program's a lot of things. it's not just a football team,or win-streak machine. it's a family.
a brotherhoodwhich is based in love. put simply, love means you can count on me,in good times and in bad. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, here to play for their 12th straight championship win, the de la salle spartans. go spartans! i love this part. totally freaks outthe other team.
manny:i know i'm not supposed to say this, let alone think it. this streak's our legacy. we will never experienceanything like this again in our lives. you guys are all my family but after tomorrow night, this will never belike this again. i'll never forget my timeon this team, or with you. spartans for life!
all:spartans for life. [whistle blowsand crowd cheering] streak, streak, streak! announcer: terrance kelly takes the opening kickoff on the five-yard line. gets a block. terrance kelly is the bestprospect on the field. announcer: sees a wedge and shoots up the middle over the 40. brought down on the 49-yard line. all right, i got cam's card."training goal:
five extra gassers afterpractice every day." done. "practice goal:catch every ball." perfect. "game goal: 200 yards receiving,two touchdowns, and average 15 yardsafter every catch." did you hear that? thatis a perfect commitment card. big goals that stretchhis abilities, but doable when giving a perfect effort. you go get those, cam. yes, sir.
announcer: gonzales throws a long, deep ball to cam colvin... ...who out-jumps the defenders for de la salle's first score of the game. colvin is a coveted division 1 prospect who's drawing interest from top programs in the country. not asking youto be perfect every play. what we're asking of you and what you should be askingof each other is to give a perfect effortfrom snap to whistle.
announcer: cam colvin just pitched the ball back to kelly. the most athletic play i've seen all year. i got t.k.'s card. "three extra sets, cleans,every day after practice." quarterback:blue 18! set, hut! throw the ball! yeah, that's it! i got howard's card. this is jimmy's card.
nice! great block. "two hundred fifty pushupsafter workout." "get to the second levelon sweeps." danny:i have chris' card."training commitment: ten extra tire dragsafter practice every day. game goal: two running touchdowns." their middle linebacker'sgonna be covering you, chris. you have way more speedthan him. announcer: gonzales, under center, takes the snap.
pitches out to ryan, who's got room to run. sheds a tackle. in for the touchdown, which makes the score 27 to nothing. so, mickey, does chris wannabreak this record as bad as you? yeah, he's getting there. thanks.good block, good block. you see number 34? ryan? chris ryan?write that name down.
when cam colvinand terrance kelly are gone, he's the whole team.i mention he's gonna break the state's scoring record next year? if there's anything anyone wantsto say, now is your shot. look, i justwanna say, ahem, in my four years herei played a lot of games. but none is more important to methan tomorrow's. my last game. i love you, guys. we always say to finish strong,right?
tomorrow i'm playingfor cam's mom, who loves this teamalmost as much as cam does. love you, boy. love you too, man. i know some of you guysalready know this, but most of you don't. my grandfather has cancer. he can't cometo our practices anymore, he can't even makethe games.
but every day, he waits for meto get back from practice just so i can tell himhow we're doing. as simple as that sounds, that's one of the thingsthat keeps him going. you know,our progress keeps him going. i'm grateful for that. terry:none of the juniorsshare their emotions. just the seniors. i know.
bob:second string, you're in. announcer: coach bob ladouceur is putting in his juniors. these young men have big shoes to fill if they plan on continuing this undefeated streak. tayshon lanear missed an easy block, chris ryan pays the price. let's hit out there! yo, tayshon.
if it isn't too much to ask,pick it up. chill, man.i'll get you on the next play. don't get it right,don't get a next one. hey, easy, little lad.your pops is the coach, not you. [whistle blows] hut! go ryan! bring it in! announcer: ryan with great run. attaboy, chris!
huh? 34. yeah. crowd:four, three, two, one! players [chanting]: de la salle! de la salle! de la salle! announcer: de la salle pushes their winning streak to 151 games. players [chanting]: we're number one! we're number one! announcer: de la salle's streak continues. players: we're number one! we're number one! crowd [chanting]: streak! streak! streak!
great game, coach. half a dozen schools want usto come for official visits. he deserves it, mr. kelly. thank you, coach. great job. hey, t-gram. great job, coach ladouceur. ha, ha. hey, this is crazy. wow. whoo! there's my baby.
t-gram! that's cool. oh! ha, ha, ha. get off of me,you big bugger. ha, ha. pops. great job. good stuff. i love you. love you too. hey, coach. you're doing it.
you're doing it.getting my baby out of richmond. he's a very specialyoung man. thank you. t-gram, i'm gonna come see youevery chance i get, right? uh-uh. i don't want you backin that richmond mess. we come and see you. [pants] quitter! ha, ha, ha. hey, boss.
morning, coach.keep the streak alive. morning, pete.the streak alive, yeah. [toots] michael, cut it out.all right? seriously. you kidding me? i'll break that. bev: guys, guys! danny:come here! give me that horn!come back here, you little-- here he is. good run?
uh-huh. hey, terry. terry:hey, there he is. cal state.what do they want? it's just acoaching offer. you're throwing it in the trash?a job offer. we don't getto talk about it? college coaching.it's not what i do. but we should at leastdiscuss it, bob.
terry. hey, great pancakes. wow, okay. you, louis armstrong,in your room. practice. you, million things to do. gotta take the tree down.i've been up since 5. i'm just like... make sure your room is clean,michael. you should at least consider it,bob.
great pancakes. ♪ no, no, no, no, no ♪ ♪ ain't no time like christmas ♪ he acts like it doesn'tmean anything to him, but he's got a diary,just counting down the tds. a diary? she's a chronic liar. a very, very illyoung woman. really?
did i mention delusional? you have a diary. it's a playbook.at least my earrings aren't biggerthan my girlfriend's. sure. okay.that's mean, but true. yo, my fellow spartans. oops.i gotta mind my etiquette. you're officiallycaptain chris i'm-gonna-break-the-state-td-scoring-record now.
well, at least the votewas based on ability, not family connections,huh, little lad? like how i'm gonna be startingwide receiver and not you? hey, man.it's cool. we'll see. oh, look out. here comes the luckiestcornhusker in contra costa county.beasie! what's up? how's it going, fellas?
hey, girls. unh! my big manon the line! gotta bring it for me! to the house! okay! woof, woof, woof! woof, woof, woof! okay, i'll go freshen up.wanna come? yes. how much freshercan she get?
laurie: too fresh for you. sassy. why do they do that?go together. how did you get with her? she asked me out. she asked him out. tell me you're jumpingall over that. no, we're-- we're waiting. they're waiting.
for what? the big day. we took a purity pledge. son, what's the name of the cultthat you're in? pleasant hill baptist. [guys laughing] that boy's taken one too manyshots to the head. bob:sounds like all the othercollege offers. a nice house?
the kids going to collegefor free? what was i thinking? look,the players are handpicked, self-motivated, smart, eyes fixedon their bright futures. they don't need what i do,bev. they don't need a coach whoknows the game inside and out? who knows how to teach kidsto become honorable, accountable menwith self-worth? bob, you do it and i'vewatched you do it brilliantly
since i was 23 years old. i wouldn't be helpinganyone. i mean, shouldn't it be easier?don't you deserve that? i've seen the schedulefor college coaches. you think it'd be easier,less grueling? it would not. you don't know.how do you know? i just want you happyand healthy, and, yeah, homeevery once in a while, just playing footballwith your own kids.
going for a stupid walkfor hot chocolate, maybe more than, you know,twice a decade. you-- you're gonna getyour record, bro. even if mickeyhas to steal it. danny:forget about your dad. you're 37 touchdowns awayfrom breaking a state record. all right, it's about you. us. our year.
hold them high, boys.hold them high. danny:t.k. what's up, big guy? to your year.chris, you, uh-- you're captain now. my man danny over here,he grew up on the team. has all the credit,he doesn't need a title. kind of makes me wonder. about what? if it's gonna be your year,or some other team's year.
k, we haven't lost a game-- i know, believe me. i'm just saying, you guys gottaopen your eyes. you ain't ready. on skills, you havehalf the team we did. on attitude,most of y'all got big heads or just wanna wearthe jersey. so you gotta step up.you gotta become real leaders. you have to motivateyour players to get their gameeven tighter than ours.
next year is on you. take care, boys. peace, man. it's time to dealwith the de la salle problem. last year, de la salle out-scoredleague opponents 326 to 27. their average score againstleague teams was 47 to 4. how, bob? how are we supposedto compete against a program that pulls in the best playerswith the wave of a scholarship?
bob:for the hundredth time, de la salle high'scode of conduct forbids scholarshippingathletes. explain to me why the bestwide receiver in my district rides a bus for a solid hourup to de la salle. our program attracts greatathletes, plain and simple. man 1:no matter how you getyour players, you're stacking your teamwith talent. that's not cheating?
let me get this straight. you wanna penalize usfor building a winning program? i'm done with this! nobody wins 151 football gamesstraight without cheating! we will not play de la sallenext season. [men murmuring] great. done.we don't wanna play you either. we'll playour five-league games, then we'll fillour open slots
with tougher teamsfrom bigger conferences. gee, seems like i heard the 49ers already havea full schedule. who's left? men: ha, ha, ha. long beach poly. heh. eidson, poly'sthe number-one high-school team in southern california. yeah. isn't it great?
[whispers]poly? we talked about this. never said you set it up. nationally, we're number one.they're number two. they've been trying to get uson their schedule. they're not afraid of us. guys, can't waitto see you play poly. good luck. you can thank me later.
bob:in luke 6:38, luke says, "giveand it will be given to you. "good measure, pressed down,shaken together and running over "will be pouredinto your lap, for with the measure you use,it will be measured to you." any idea what lukeis saying here? arturo? you reap what you sow. like, whatever you do,good or bad, comes back to you. anyone else thinkyou give to others
and the blessing is returnedin equal measure? salinas. i've worked hardto do the right thing, and i've been blessed. how's that? getting to playon the streak team. [scoffs] you ain't in line to be starting quarterbackon the streak team
because you've donethe right thing. it's because you're 6'2"with a cannon for an arm. guys:ha, ha, ha. so, tayshon,what do you believe? well, down where i sleep, the dealers in richmondmake mad money. my aunt was an er nurse. worked her whole lifehelping people. time came for her to get hers,they up and fired her,
six months before they gotta payher retirement. dog-eat-dog, yo.take what you need. they don't carehow good you've been. you sitting around waitingfor somebody to pay you back, you going hungry. so why does a guy like luke, who's a doctor, painter,writer, historian, take the timeto invent a lie? it ain't a lie.
your pops dies, five-0 puts your momon trial for it when, oops, our bad,the shipyard poisoned him. pressure gives her a strokeand now she ain't got long. easy.everyone knows the story. so tell me, homey.you really been that bad to deserveall that's come your way? [knock on door] can i speak to cam?
cam. [hip-hop music playing] ♪ everybody doing this and that ♪ ♪ homie what you talkin' about? ♪ ♪ hey, what you sayin', homeboy we on that other, unh ♪ ♪ niggas be fronting in their rap records ♪ ♪ so i went the other route first word was treason ♪ yo, coach lad. yo, jamal.
cool, thanks. coach. mm-hm. jamal:you know how you liketo talk and talk and sometimes holler? that's right. and one time,cam said you said the s-word. i remember that time. well, here, you gotta be realquiet. my mom's resting.
shh. not a peep. jamal:cam, look. oh, man, that is tight. watch mama, all right? jamal:see, mama? bob: how is she? the nurse say, um, it's just a matter of time. and that's it.that's the last of my mohicans.
you have jamal. the boy don't know it yet, but he's going down to san jose,stay with my cousin. they should be good to him,but ain't got no room for me. i got nobody left. well, family isn't justblood relatives. it's anyonewho loves you unconditionally. "to coach lad, "i promise to livethe rest of my days
"by the lessonsyou taught me. "'give and itshall be given to you, "'for whatever measureyou use, it shall be measured backto you in equal--'" why is this happening to me,coach? what did i do? i'm trying. i'm makingmy perfect effort. it don't matter.ain't enough.
what if tayshon is right? maybe god don't see me,or he don't care, because i ain't worthhis time. don't make no sense, coach. i'm alone. no, you're not. you've got jamal, me and 60 brothers. [car door lock chirps]
[coughs] bev:i'm just gonna nap for10 more minutes, then get up. [grunts] don't snore. [snorting] i'm not laughing. [snortingand grunting] what did i ever see in you?bob? bob? bob?
bob, bob, please. bob? bob? danny! bob, what's going on?bob? oh, my god, bob! yeah, mom. bev:danny! mom, what's wrong? danny, please call 911! oh, my god! call 911! mom! mom!
dad? where is the phone?it's not here. danny,tell them it's a seizure. find the phone! where is it? oh, my god. look at me. look in my eyes.look in my eyes. oh, my god, you okay?you okay? breathe. [chattering] man 1:hey, amani. thanks for coming.
man 2:hey, amani. man 3:oh, one for me. just one second. amani:cool. hey. who's in there? currently payinghis respects to the coach, maurice jones drew. no way. coach,make sure i get you tickets to come see me, all right?
i want 100 from you. i still can't believe it. coach lad smoking. mrs. lad. good seeing you. so great to see you. take care of the big guyfor me. okay, i will.thanks for coming, maurice. hey, you. hey, dad.
don't look so tough now,huh? heh, heh, heh. doctor:mr. ladouceur. eighty-three percent occlusionin your pla descending artery. we call thatthe widow-maker. you're a very lucky man. bob: yeah. so, what happens next? recuperation.
near-term, i'll be happy if you're in good conditionby april. that's spring practice. not for you. you've got five stentsand one shot to heal. stepping onto a fieldbefore summer? don't even think about it. dad, you're gonna coach menext season, right? danny.
jennifer:hey, michael, wanna go harasssome more doctors? come on. danny's just worried about you.this really scared him. it's a lie. what is? me. i got caught up in work and the streakand let it nearly kill me. i talk character,honesty, perfection,
commit to each other,your teachers, your friends, your family. was i committed to you? was i committedto my children? i've been a lousy husbandand the worst dad. danny's not angry because he isn't gettingthe chance to play for you. he's angry because he wantsa chance to know you. what do i do now?
spend as much time withyour family as you do the team. woman:see you later, babe.call me tonight. boy:hey, t.k. heads up. boy 2: oh, oh, oh. over here. t.k.: who wants it? boy 1: me. boy 3: all right. me, me, me. boy 4: right here. right here.
t.k.: what's all this? t-gram: all for you. little [on speakerphone]: this is coach little. the rules say you can't keep any of it yet. you're getting looks from other schools. peek at what you look like in our gear. if i'd have had these,i'd have been all city. little: newest model from nike. mrs. kelly, maybe you wanna open that last bubble package.
hey, what you got, t-gram? diploma. with your name on it. landrin:what? what? what? little: no matter what, four years from now, when you have your real diploma, it will reward you and your family for the rest of your life.
yeah, sure. so you've got a lot of offers. what's it gonna take to get you to play for oregon next year? say yes. t-gram: yes. cam colvin comes with me. we offered a full ride. we know his mother passed away, but haven't heard back. done deal. full ride.ha, ha.
t-gram:oh, we did it, man. ♪ homie it's the art of war ♪ ♪ and i don't know what you thinking ♪ ♪ but when you see them lasers blinking ♪ ♪ next thing is the preacher preaching ♪ ♪ that he was a young man ♪ ♪ 'cause it's the art of war ♪ ♪ i gotta keep my enemies close ♪ ♪ and if you want my bread then i give you the toast ♪
yo, the great black hope. cam here? he's in the back. woman:y'all come onand get something to eat now. [squealing and giggling] [knocking on door] oh, coz, what's up? t.k.: what's up? you get a full ride from oregonand dodge my calls.
that's what's up. look, man, i ain't goingto oregon or any place near you. i'm going to miami. miami? it's best for me. best for you? since day one, we've beendoing what's best for us. you and me, together. we were 14.
we were friends. whatever. man, get up!i'm talking to you, dog! get off me! as smart as you are, you don'tknow what you don't know! you still got landrin, t-gram,you got everybody. all i got left is jamal. i gotta make it to the leagueso i can take care of him. cam, i know how hardthis has been--
don't. you're just making it harder.don't you see? you see me? i'm cursed. everyone i love-- i can't lose nobody else,man. t, i gotta let you go, man. man, you done losta lot of folks, cam, but you didn't loseeverybody.
man, why'd you bring me this? it's proof. we dreamed about playingcollege ball since we was kids. we prayed for it. and now here we are,damn near grown. cam, what you're holding,that just ain't a jersey, man. it's an answered prayer. look at me, dog. you and me.
brothers for life, dog. brothers for life. alumbaugh:all right, team, bring it in.everyone settle down. coach lad is on his way in tosay a few words. bring it down. alumbaugh's pulling the teamtogether. okay. good. bob:i talked to my doctors, and they don't feelthat i should come back to coaching you.
but rather thandrawing this whole thing out, i'm just gonna be truthfulwith you. i'm not surewhen i'll be able to return. i expect you seniors to step upand lead this team. and i expect you guys to continueto give a perfect effort, every game. [michael trumpeting"yankee doodle"] not your typicaltrumpet number, huh?
no, not typical. heh, heh. heh, heh. getting the hang of it? me or michael? you. [laughs] anything elsei can help you with? uh, no. think you're doing great.
just remember,i like mine rare. you got it. [whistle blows on tv] you want the other halfof this? [chattering on tv] i've dropped more passesthis summer than the previousthree years combined. bob:you're not seeing the ballinto your hands. you're looking up-fieldbefore you catch.
i try to stop, but-- what should i do? you gotta work on thatwith coach alumbaugh. i don't needcoach alumbaugh. i need you. my senior season is here, dad.my last shot. danny, i'm not your coach. but i wanna spendsome time together, get closer. i founda river rafting outfit--
river rafting? afterwards, we'll win thefather-son three-legged race. this is perfect. the whole time i neededa father, i got a coach. and now i need a coachand all i've got is a lame dad. exercise? running again. how are my test scores? better than expected.
your heart has made an unusuallystrong recovery, mr. ladouceur. you're free to returnto normal activities. coaching? keep the stress down,but, yes. [sighs] wow, that's great.it must be such a relief. she, uh, said i could go backto coaching. so is that your plan, bob?
we'll see. hey. what's that? what? smells good. me or the sauce? the sauce. mm. i was hoping it was me.heh, heh, heh.
man:ready, and go. [players grunting] chris:hey, butt kicks. ready, up. you're late. yeah, i been busy. well, that explains yesterday.you missed an entire practice. i got a note from the nurse,little lad. how insensitive of us, chris.he had a tummy ache.
and you call me that again,i'll drop you. ha, ha. now, that's funny. nobody misses practice withoutclearing it with the captain. well, i ain't nobody.on jv, man, i played both ways. caught 38 passes and five picks.how much practice do i need? it's not about "i."it's about us. this team. both of y'all can go aheadand kiss my-- push me? team? ain't no team!truth is,
it comes down to four or fiveof us bringing our game! say what you want,chris, danny. this team thingdon't mean nothing now! back off! hey, hold up! "team" means everythingright now. look around. to be successful, you'll haveto scrap for everything. wanna be a scrappy team?
you're gonna have to respecteach other. now, get back to practice. high kicks. ♪ tell me who do it better? ♪ ♪ what? what? who do it better? ♪ guys:ooh! that's how you do it. that boy do footballand basketball. y'all got nothing on him.
hey, i want you. i want you, boy. [indistinct dialogue] ♪ shut your whole block down ♪ ♪ yeah, so went to the spot throw the lights on ♪ guy 2:where the police at?because y'all getting robbed. he just schooled you, man. y'all see it.come on, let's get it. guy 3: hey.
catch you later. that's how it's done.that's how it's done, boy. so when you headed upto oregon? first thing tomorrow,man. don't forget about us,homes. course not, baby.of course not. come on. man, all y'all horrible! just straight garbageon the court, no game. have you heard from him?
boy's got to get up earlyin the morning. okay, mama. [beeping] [phone ringing] yo, pops, what's up? you didn't forgetto fill the car, did you? no, i just did. supreme. all right. home in 10. he on his way.
let me go gethis cornbread ready. yo, what did you forget? lamarco: it's me, coz. lamarco, you high, dog? i lost my ride, man. where are you? ♪ this is how we do it ♪ ♪ sha-la-la-la-la-oh ♪ ♪ sha-la-la-la-oh-oh ♪
♪ mm-ah-mm-ah-mm-ah-oh ♪ ♪ it's friday night and i feel all right ♪ ♪ the party is here on the west side ♪ yo, lamarco. come on, man. one minute.let me cop these digits. t.k.get them and come on.i gotta get home. one minute, coz. you gonna give methem digits, or what? you see my ride here.
lamarco, come on! i'm coming.i'm gonna call you. ♪ all the gangbangers forgot about the drive-by ♪ ♪ you gotta get your groove on before you go get paid ♪ guy:school me, player? nah, school you. [gunshots] girl:ah! oh, my god! [crowd screaming]
lamarco:call an ambulance, man! [siren wailing in distance] dispatch [over radio]: we have an 18-year-old african-american with gunshot wounds. landrin:mama, you stay here. t-gram:oh, god. landrin:jesus christ. no, no. oh, no, no, no!that's my son! it's all right.
no! let me go! let me go! t.k.! t.k.! that's my son! t-gram:is that our baby? [landrin sobbing] oh, no! oh, no! [sobbing] [gospel music playing]
♪ hold on help is on the way ♪ ♪ god hasn't forgotten you ♪ ♪ be not dismayed ♪ ♪ through the rough times in your life ♪ ♪ everythingwill be all right ♪ ♪ just hold on 'cause help is on the way ♪ minister:and without further ado,coach bob ladouceur. thank you, coach ladouceur. minister.
i remember the first timei saw t.k. he was that awkward freshman,all arms and legs, with an infectious smile. a coach couldn't helpbut notice the smooth grace of his... ...athletic ability. people always ask mewhat it's like to never lose. today, i am lost.
woman 1:lord, have mercy. it's as if life has takenmore than it gives, and i don't knowif i can handle it. lord, i'm struggling. i wanna understand why.why terrance? woman 2: yes, lord. bob: why now? if we are to call ourselveschristians, we cannot askthese questions
because to do sois to question your benevolence, your divine wisdom. but today i am lost. mr. kelly, t-gram, i can't even imagine your painright now. but you raised the kindof young man we all strive for. we ask our playersto learn and embrace ideals: perfection, commitment,
compassion, brotherhood,faith. from the first time t.k. cameacross that field, i saw it. a kid whose gracewasn't just athletic, but genuine in so many ways. he embodied those ideals. woman 3:yes, lord. you never gave upon anything or anyone. and i did not teach you. you taught me.
thank you, because when on some other dayi am lost and struggling to keep my faith,i need only remember you. and for reasonswe are not privy to, god wanted t.k. home. he is with him now. may god bless you. doesn't make no sense,coach. i don't knowwhat i'm supposed to do anymore.
you stick to the plan. go to oregon. bob: mowing the lawn? [chuckles] what are you doing out here? dancing at our wedding. with your dad. he grins, looks over. you were talkingwith the priest.
i remember,he leans in and said: "if you didn't know better, which one puts the collaron every morning?" the music stops. the dance is over. and i'm heading overto rescue you. and he said somethingi still remember. "i hope you won't betoo lonely." your dad raised you.
he loved you, but when he died, i think he felt likehe didn't really know you. till a minute ago, i thoughtthat might happen to me too. i was sitting up, watching yousleep, and it hit me. some people don't knowwho they are, all that they have. they just knowsomething's missing. so i was just sittingout here,
getting readyto let you go again. [whistle blowsand players grunting] no, still way too slow. you need to blow off the ball.faster step. strike with intent. bob:on friday,we play a football team that's been preparingfor this game for a year. you're not hittingwith intensity, conditioningwith discipline. salinas, pull your weight.come on.
terry:oh, you're dogging it.you're dogging it. commitment. terry:bellevue is bigger and stronger. accountability. perfect effort.finally, love. this bondis what has led spartans to achievefar more than anyone, including themselves,believed they were capable of. six, seven. without it,you may continue to win games.
rep it out, tayshon.four more. but you will have lostthe chance to become spartans. eight's good. announcer: welcome to seattle, where the 2004 season opens with a matchup between two of the best teams in the country. come on! whoo! let's go, let's go,let's go! the powerhousede la salle spartans and their national record,
151-game winning streak... keep the streak alive! ...taking on defending washington state champs, bellevue. [chanting indistinctly] down, set, hut! strong right, lead at two.veer, pass, drag. let's go. player:strong left! strong left! open back 11. back 11.
salinas:down, set, hut! rick salinas throws a perfect pass, connecting with danny ladouceurfor a 13-yard gain. salinas:sixteen mid-line on one. ready? go get them, beast. announcer: chris ryan. this man has the size and speed to play anywhere in the country. salinas:red dog! red dog! set, hut-hut!
go, go, go! come on, chris!come on, chris! come on, beast! come on, beast!come on, beast! that's it! yeah! announcer: chris ryan, showing off his ability, breaks a 45-yard run to give de la salle a 7-to-0 lead. that's a great run, but our left tackle needsto seal that backer better. announcer: ryan has been a scoring machine, amassing 52 touchdowns
in his sophomore and junior seasons. he is now 36 touchdowns away from breaking the californiacareer touchdown record. quarterback:twenty-two. hut, set, hut! beaser! this is like the drillwe run every day at practice! shed that blockand get to the ball carrier! okay. salinas:they're changing it up.
they're in man to man,then dropping to cover two. why don't you simplify it?read the free safety. free safetywill tell you everything. crowd: whoo! what? someone break one? stop him! stop him! get after him! ah, jeez! bellevue's taylor kingbreaks a 76-yard touchdown.
this bellevue team is not afraid of de la salle. we may just have a game here. and yet another completion.first down, bellevue. they're playingexactly like us. this wolverine passing attackis shredding de la salle. it's a three-deepand you got beat? your responsibilityis the quarterback when they run the option.right? we practiced all of this,come on, now!
[all grunting] you have to break downto make that stop. don't get caughtflat-footed. no, no, no! god! here's somethingnobody expected. the wolverines are controllingthe line of scrimmage against de la salle. they're beating us off the ballon every snap.
player 1:down. quarterback:blue 22! blue 22! set. player 2:go left! go left! announcer: bellevue scores to give the washington state champions a 28-to-7 lead over powerhouse de la salle. we're gonna lose. argh! hit danny on a 12-yard curlin the seam
between the linebackerand the safety. announcer: oh! danny ladouceur drops a pass. his dad will not be happy about that. mickey:gotta get it to the players. he's gotta catch it, bev. salinas:ready. set, hut! announcer: ladouceur's hit and coughs up the ball! gotta hold on to that ball,danny! announcer: bellevue recovers. bellevue recovers.
i don't care how goodyou think you are! i'm the best receiveron this team. i ran my route, they attacked,man. ran the ball right by you. [cheering] chris:come on! let's go, let's go! crowd:eight, seven, six, five, four... down, hut! crowd: ...three, two, one.
announcer: and that's it. the streak is over! the streak is over! the longest winning streak in sports history is now over as the bellevue wolverines have shocked the de la salle spartans in perhaps the biggest upset in high-school football history. [inaudible dialogue] are you okay? it's okay. [arturo sobbing]
[banging] hey, hey!we don't do that here. we don't do that. reporters, friends,family, strangers. they're all gonna askthe same thing: "what happened?" this is a questionthat's gonna follow you. "how did you losethe streak?" and every time,you're gonna answer the truth:
"bellevue playedbetter than us and we losta high-school football game." that's football. but it's not you. don't let a game definewho you are. let the wayyou live your lives do that. i truly believe that life'smost impressionable lessons are ones where something badhappens to you or something challengingconfronts you.
no one can climbinto your head and hear what that little voiceis saying to you. is it saying,"oh, no, we lost the streak?" well, what's it gonna say? after today,you're gonna find out a lot about yourselves. and you know something,we're all gonna find out what this team is made of. bob: the effort you put in duringthe off-season was commendable.
but it has not translatedonto the field. you've got to decidewhat you wanna be. i get the feeling from you as a team that you just wanna hopon that throne and place the championship ring on your finger. that you're at de la salleand deserve that. for the most part, we're inconsistent, mistake-prone, ragged, and not very physical.
that's where we are. as much as you don't wannahear it, that's my assessment. do i feellike you can pull this off and earn the rightto that throne? yeah, i do. terry:attaboy, attaboy! i'm not hoping you play wellagainst clayton valley. you have to.you have to play well this week. even if you step it upand play at your ability level, it still won't be easy.
you're gonna have to fight for victories in those games. mickey:all right, that's it, that's it! terry:oh, he's got a seam! go, go, go! nice work. mickey: oh, for--! announcer: despite a well-played game, de la salle comes up short, and after two games, is still winless in this young season. bob ladouceur's gonna have to figure something out to get this team on track
if they plan on making it to playoffs this year. bob:pick up your heads. meet me at the locker roomtomorrow. eight a.m. woman:what's up, alex? chris:miss you. i'm all sweaty. it's okay.it was a tough game. party is tomorrow,if you wanna go. chris:maybe. i don't know. if you do.
are you kidding me? dad, please. you let some punk pull you downat the two-yard line. i scored three touchdowns. mickey:how many did you promise? mr. ryan, please. laurie, stop. forty-one blast.run it, now. dad, it's midnight.i'm tired.
so am i. you run it! unh! mickey:you listen close. i want that record. he's not gonna get it for youwith a busted rib. now let him go. hey, coach. let's you and mehuddle up for a second, okay? i don't usually huddle upwith parents, mick.
you think this isgonna freak them out? i certainly hope so. ♪ when you're on top of the world ♪ ♪ every man and every girl ♪ ♪ no one ever come around your way ♪ ♪ when you're sitting on the corner ♪ ♪ no one ever gonna pay you any mind that day ♪ ♪ like a piece of your mind that was stolen in time ♪ ♪ never listen what nobody say ♪
good morning, carol. hi, bob. nurse ballardis a friend of mine. she's in chargeof the entire nursing staff. today, we will be followingher orders. coach lad and i worked at the juvenile detention centerin richmond. it was a little longer agothan i'd rather admit. so you guys play a tough game.anybody ever been injured?
you've never been injured? it's part of the game. you don't think about it,you bounce back. you're very brave. this is not that. here, nobody bounces. break into three groups.when you hear your name, follow the nurse who called itto the appropriate unit. let's go.
nurse adams is in chargeof the recovery ward, and she will take overfrom here. good afternoon, gentlemen.welcome to the va recovery ward. so here we specializein transplants, amputationsand general rehabilitation for limb recovery.our focus here is on full recovery,body and spirit. if this is too hard for anybody,don't come in. why would it be?
all our patientsare here for rehabilitation. our job is to help them recoverfrom injuries received during combat. it's long and difficult, but we're dedicated to gettingthem back to functioning lives. hey, may. may: hey. hello? i'll be right there.
hey, would you do me a favor?would you finish up? thanks. what are you looking at? oh, no, no, i just, um-- you just what? nothing. what's the matter, boy? get on. pace me. you do speak english, right?
get on, pace me. ah! what? what did i do?did i hurt you? heh, heh. no, i'm justmessing with you, man. i can't feel anything. heh. wow. man, i-- sometimes my legs hurt so bad,i'd wish i didn't feel anything. no, you don't.
no, i don't. what's wrong with you, boy?you blind? my bad, man.i didn't see you. no, man. i sweari didn't even see you. hey, what the--?hey! hey, man! ha, ha, ha. is that--? was that pee? well, it sureain't no gatorade. ha, ha. oh, heck, no!
hey, nurse! come on, man! come on, danny.you gotta speed this up. all right.let him catch up, though. oh, great.you're a real gentleman. oh, baby. stop. salinas. quit it. salinas, enough. i don't knowif it is fast enough.
show me what you got. let's go, danny.show him what you got. veteran:one night we get overrun. i just curled up,waiting to die. till somebody dragged meinto this deserted mosque. i look at the guywho just saved my butt. he's just some hillbilly kidfrom arkansas. hey, at least you got out. if they could put me backtogether, i'd go back today.
veteran:my unit. listen, half of themare still over there. that don't make no sense. it's simple. over there, who you arein the world don't matter. fighting for your countrydon't matter. what does? the guy next to you. it's a brotherhood. salinas:let's go, boys.you're running. come on.
come on, danny.spartans for life, baby. live together. die together. pick it up.pick it up. pick it up. you wanna go faster? let's go faster. salinas:don't let us down, baby.come on. let's go, baby.come on, danny. you got this, dog.don't stop, baby. come on. do not stop on me.do not stop.
you're a spartan.don't stop, danny. i can't. i can't. he's gonna go forever. no. not forever, danny. just a little more than you. [cheering and applause] ♪ so keep believing ♪ ♪ they will follow ♪
♪ wake me up wake me up ♪ ♪ let the sunlight wake me up ♪ ♪ i keep on dreaming about tomorrow ♪ ♪ so wake me up wake me up ♪ ♪ wake me up ♪ bob: long beach poly. by every measure, the best high-schoolfootball team in the nation. offensive line,average over 300 pounds.
their starters. beaser, meet buster matthews. three hundred and thirty poundsof pure aggression. poly runs 60 percentof their plays behind him. and you're gonna face himthe whole game. but we have speed, right? their number-one wideoutclocks a 4.4 40. i don't thinkwe have anyone that fast. their key player?strong safety darnell bing.
just committed to sc and plays like he's been therethree years. tayshon. you're a better matchfor this guy's speed. you're gonna startagainst poly. you're going into the mostphysically demanding moment of your life. drive, drive, drive! ♪ i will, but you won't ♪ ♪ probably never for as long as you live ♪
♪ put on your coat ♪ ♪ and meet over by the end of the bridge ♪ [grunting] ♪ some people just won't move that slow ♪ unh! let me go again!let me go again! ♪ they don't get me ♪ ♪ they don't break me don't hate me ♪ way to go, beaser! way to go!all the way to the line. ♪ they don't get me they don't know me ♪
terry: one tradition that defined this program is the willingness of our players to share their emotionsat the end of these meetings. this team hasn't done that. you guysare still carrying around the stigma of losing the streak.forget that. forget it. open up. talk to each other.
my brother was captainof the 2000 team. in four years,he never lost one game. when we blew the streak,i couldn't look him in the eye. i'm done with that. everything we've been throughwas for a reason: to bring us together. i love you guys. i will die on that fieldbefore i let you down. collapse. not die.
it's just a high-schoolfootball game. i've been on this teamfour years. i've never once playedin a varsity football game. i mean, i'm not good enough. and that's okay, becausethe greatest moments of my life were the times i've spenton this team with you. i've never been prouder ofanything than being a spartan. when we first watchedpoly's film, and i saw buster matthews,
i was scared. then i remembered somethingcoach lad told us on my first day of practice. "face your fears." that night i pastedbuster's name and his number on my ceiling above my bed. and every night since,no matter how tired i was, i've been saying: "buster matthews,number 79,
you are mine." a hundred times every night. i promise you, guys. we're not gonna losebecause of buster matthews. my old man is insane. my mom used to keep him in line,but he wore her out. once i made the team,i thought it'd be better. he became an animal. i hated him.
funny thing is, what-- what saved mewas being on this team. i used to playas hard as i could because i thoughtthat would make him happy. and then i'd be happy. you guys love me whetheri'm scoring touchdowns or not. i was missing that,and you guys gave it to me. i could never repay youfor that. but come tomorrow,
i don't play for him. i play for you. announcer: welcome to veterans stadium, home of the long beach poly jackrabbits, where the de la salle spartans of concord, california have traveled to the southland for this matchup of powerhouse programs. at the end of last season, these were the top two teams and this was hyped as the game for the national championship.
[rumbling] [stomping] dude, these guys are giants. announcer: poly is riding high on 34 straight victories. de la salle's 151-game-winning streak ended two weeks ago and the spartans come into this game with an abysmal 0 and 2 record. this team is struggling and is nowhere as talented as previous de la salle teams.
this is the toughest game on their schedule and the most pivotal of their season. if they can't get a win they will go into league play 0 and 3 and with zero momentum. and here we go. the first nationally televised high-school football game is underway. ryan takes the opening kickoff.
and it's gonna be hotas the temperature on the field has reached 95 degrees. poly is big and fast. their offensive and defensive lines outweigh the spartans by over 50 pounds per man. salinas:set, hut! whoa! chris ryan gets poundedinto the turf. that's all you got? announcer: salinas drops back, and his first pass of the day
goes to tayshon lanear. oh! darnell bing lays a big lick on him. twenty-two power passthrowback. get leverage on the corner, occupy the free safety. chris will be wide openbehind you. salinas: hut! mickey:there he goes!that's it, that's it! go, go, go! referee:touchdown!
announcer: chris ryan somersaults into the end zone, giving the spartans a six-point lead. ryan is a force on the field and has d-1 size and speed. that's one, chris!i need two more from you! chris. nice run. dive in the end zoneone more time and i bench you. we're nota celebrating team. go. we knew they were quick.now we've seen how quick.
settle them down.let's show them real speed. hit jones on a one. go. lawrence:go, red 27, red 27, set! announcer: lawrence launches a bomb to derrick jones and he just can't hang on. yeah! you know why he dropped that? he ain't been draggingtruck tires all week. beaser! only second down.keep your head in the game.
announcer: the heat on the field is brutal, but this spartan team has come to play. they are banging heads with 300-pound linemen out there and holding their own. what they lack in size they make up in quickness off the ball, determination and toughness. reverse! no! no!
that's how you play football! announcer: poly gets its first score of the game, tying it at 7. on-field temperatureshave soared to 100 degrees. on the pre-game show,de la salle's assistant coach terry eidson said the heat could be a factorin today's game. pssh. he wasn't kidding. salinas:down. over me! u 52!
announcer 1: salinas fires a 29-yard pass to tayshon lanear for his first touchdown of the game. yeah! yeah! de la salle, back in the lead, 13 to 7. announcer 2: with eight minutes left in the half, de la salle's two-way playersare struggling to get back up. and because polyhas a hundred-man roster, nobody plays both ways. this could be a huge factorin today's game.
lawrence:five-forty down! fifty-fifty! you know why they call mebuster? you're stupid enoughto let them? lawrence:set, hut! nice hit! announcer 1: joe beaser sheds a block by big buster matthews and makes a huge stop on fourth down. player:split! split! salinas:doubles!
stop him! come on! announcer: tayshon lanear reels in his second touchdown of the game, putting the spartans up 21 to 7. lanear has been playing both ways the first half and is exhausted down on the de la salle bench. offense, get in there! announcer: big third down here for poly as the clock is under a minute to go.
whoa! did you see that?did you see that? player:get off of him, man! [whistle blowing] [players shouting] come on, guys!let's go, let's go! announcer: fourth down and after that big play by chris ryan, poly is going for a field goal. from 34 yards out, the ball is up and good. poly cuts the de la salle lead to 21-10.
eighteen seconds on the clock. poly is spread wide. looks like they're kicking away. onside! ball, ball! announcer: no, it's an onside kick. the ball is on the turf. there's a pileup. officials are diving in, and... player 1: we got it! we got it! player 2: our ball. announcer: poly has the ball.
you have gotto be kidding me. a perfectly executedonside kick with 12 seconds left in the half. when he lines up,they're gonna throw to him. well, i can't go out thereand play for them. pass! pass! announcer: lawrence finds his big tight end as the clock expires in one of the best first halves you will see. long beach poly has pulled within four pointsof de la salle, 21-17.
player 1:you need water? player 2:move. open that window, man. player 3:water! player 4:where's that ice bucket? [chris grunting] danny:here, give me that. give it to him. all right. take it. put it on the neck. yeah, yeah. i got it.
all right. lay him down. on his back here. watch his head,watch his head. how are you doing?all right, take it easy. terry. our guys are gassed. poly's coming on strong. there's no waywe can start beaser or chris or any of our two-way playersin the second half. empty the coolers,check the concession stands.
grab all the ice they have.you've got two minutes. man: right. i need your help. there is no a.c. in here. assess the kids'physical condition. determine if they can play. you're gonna handlesubstitutions. okay, coach. rotate in the second-stringers.
i don't want any kid on thatfield that's not fit to play. i don't careif it costs us the game. the spartans are literallydragging themselves back on what has become a 100-yard blast furnace as the heat continues to be a major factor in this game. hey, poly. anybody so much as waves atyour moms, you're on suspension. there is nothingto celebrate, yet. finish these guys.they're fading.
long beach! poly! lara: long beach! long beach! players: poly! poly! sanchez, antoine, lance.come on. announcer: coach bob ladouceur is buying some rest for his starters by sending in his second-stringers. lawrence:down, set, hut! come on, you guys!
here we go,here we go, here we go. lawrence:hut, hut! announcer: poly is pounding on de la salle's second string. can somebody pleasemake a tackle? get in. announcer: in for de la salle, number 25, arturo garcia. right here, right here.
you got it, buddy. come on. here we go, spartans. announcer:poly executes a perfect screen pass for an eight-yard gain. hey, hey! what was that? announcer: oh, man. buster matthews has crushed one of the smallest players on the de la salle team. arturo garcia is listed at only 147 pounds. that's gonna costthe jackrabbits 15 yards,
making it third and long. oh, man! arturo garcia gets revenge, making a huge tackleto keep poly from makinga critical first down. get up, arturo. announcer: spartans' second string is playing tough against the bigger poly team and made them scrape for every yard. the question is, how much longer
can terry eidson leave these guys in before poly's offense explodes? great! that was amazing. amazing. announcer:poly lines up for a field goal. high snap. the kick is up, and... no good. yeah! let's go! see that? that's on you.
if you don't make that stop,they don't miss that field goal. announcer: poly misses. the score remains 21-17. tayshon:yo, coach, coach. yo, take a look at us, man.we ready to go. beaser? i'm ready. tayshon? ready? chris: let's do it.
bob. they're ready. you sure? absolutely. all right, d,40 cover two and go. tayshon:let's go, man. let's go. it looks like the starters arerunning back onto the field. this is no longerabout who the bigger, faster,stronger players are. it's about who playswith more heart.
relax. we're good. player 1: fifty! player 2: draw right. the jackrabbitshave come back and now lead 24-21 over an exhausted de la salle. chris is getting blocked by 280-pound guards while playing linebacker, then being tackled by 300-pounders when he's running the ball.
that's how you wrap them up!good job! player:get off of him! how are they stillon their feet? those linebackersare flying out of there. run the draw. go. set, hut! come on, chris!come on, chris! yeah! go! chris ryan's spectacular runputs the spartans back on top,
28-24. what do you think?you can't play with the beast. you can't playwith the beast. with two minutes leftin what is a classic high-school football game... lawrence:hut! shed these blocks! these guysare half your size. start playinglike the number-one team
in this countrybefore you aren't! announcer: derrick jones makesan unbelievable fingertip catch at the spartans' four-yard line as 15,000 fans go crazy. with 1:02 left in the game, long beach poly has a first down on de la salle's four-yard line. hold them. lawrence:blue 32. blue 37. announcer: tayshon lanear with a monster hit on first down.
textbook! announcer: this kid has played a terrific game in his first start. double-tight rocket special.go. announcer: looks like foster is injured on the play as he limps off the field. you're in that cornerfor foster. that ball goes up,come down with it. announcer: pulling out all the stops, lara is sending in
sophomore fullback jason knight. at 257 pounds,this kid is bigger than most pro running backs. bang them.do not let them score. lawrence:blue 72. set, hut! pass! pass! pass! yes! announcer: wow, what a save. the tight end was open in the end zone,
but danny ladouceur comes out of nowhere to make a huge play. all right. player 1:watch the sweep. lawrence:break for 22. set, hut! [both grunting] announcer: spartan linebacker davis makes another big stop, but chris ryan is down. this would be a huge loss for de la salle.
let me see. let me see. get away. get out. get out, come on. only way i'm going outof this game is on a stretcher. all right, hold on. announcer: fourth and goal, folks. this game has come down to one play. a critical play, not just for the game, but for the rest of the spartans' season.
poly lines up in a power i. lawrence:green 37. green 37. down. player:forty back. watch out for 2. come on, d. come on, d. [horn blowsand crowd cheering] mike:yeah! yeah! ah! yeah, spartans! let's go! announcer: de la salle started their season 0 and 2
and lost their win streak, but have come back to stun the football world by knocking off the number-one-rated team in the country. folks, i have played football and gone home exhausted, i have broadcast games and gone home elated, but today, i go home inspired. the de la salle spartanshave a new lease on life as they go into league gamesin northern california.
hey, coach. coach ladouceur.can i get a comment? you made a heck of a playon second down. you saved the game. thanks, coach. player:yeah! [band playingand crowd cheering] reporter:fantastic. everyone looks great. tonight,the feeling is electric. the team's rolling up right now,it couldn't be more exciting.
this is what these people have been waiting for. tayshon, come on. beaser, take that sign down. reporter:come on, buddy.don't be shy, chat with us. hey, man, take it down. reporter:how does it feel to gofrom being the biggest loser to the biggest winner? uh, it's great.
great? dude, you are on your wayto a new streak! no, no. whoo! streak! whoo! our goal is to go out and give the perfect efforton every play. reporter:perfect effort? the secret? but we a team,and chris ryan is like-- is dope, no doubt, but,look, man, you are a star.
you're the man who's gonnalead dls to the next what? the next what? crowd: streak! another streak, baby! reporter:yes! one hundred and fiftygames! crowd: streak! streak! streak! crowd: streak! streak! streak! streak! streak! streak! there he goes!
♪ ooh ♪ bob: growing up is tough. it's not easy. that's whatour program's about. it ain't about the football. it ain't about scoring the touchdowns. ♪ sail ♪ it's about moving you in a direction that can help you grow up. all:and forgive usfor our trespasses
bob: so when you take your place out in the world or out in our community, you can be depended on. ♪ this is how i show my love ♪ ♪ i made it in my mind because ♪ [class bell rings] guy 1:you guys are rock stars! guy 2:great game, chris! whoo! guy 3: hey, streak 2.0! guy 4: it's a streak, man.
♪ this is how an angel dies i blame it on my own supply ♪ man:faculty housingis also subsidized. what's the offer? three hundred fifty thousand.three years. firm. performance bonus. car. stanford sees youas a valuable investment. ♪ la-la-la-la-la ♪ ♪ la-la-la-la-oh ♪ hey, coach.great game friday.
three more touchdownsfor the beast. yeah, he played well. whole team did. girl: hey, chris! over here! hi! get ready to breakthat scoring record. got a place for the trophyall picked out. hey, mickey? yeah?
did chris show youthe thesis he wrote for my class on matthew 23:12? uh... bob:amazingly insightfulfor someone his age. really terrific.you should read it. mickey:matthew 23:12? seriously? what's he talking about? we're on our way toa championship, a state record. those who exalt themselveswill be humbled,
those who humble themselveswill be exalted. exalted? you get 37 touchdownsin the season, then you'll be exalted. sheesh. do you realize what winning thisrecord is gonna mean for you? for your life? do you have any idea howpeople are gonna look at you? how they're gonna respectyou?
breaking this record,you'll have something that nobody can ever takefrom you. nobody. that's why i push youso hard. it's not about me,it's about you. you're a salesman, dad. i'm a what? you sell cars. don't try and sell me. this is for you.
i'm just another one of yourtrophies you keep in your case. like all the medalsyou've been collecting to show everybodywhen they walk in. i am sick of it. what are you trying to say?you don't want this record? what do you care?!it's always about what you want! you little punk. don't you ever talk to melike that! while you live in my house,you will do as i say,
and you will show me the respecti deserve! you understand me? now you tell mewith that mouth of yours, you promise me that you'llgo out and get me that record. promise me, chris. no, chris. i wannahear you say it. say it! i promisei'll get you that record, dad! attaboy. man [on tv]: and in local sports, we toss it to jim, who's standing by at de la salle high.
jim: de la salle spartans pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in sports. after a devastating opening, they're poised to compete for their 13th championship. dad, look. it's aboutthe championship game. all around me and very excited are the new generation of spartans. what grade are you guys in? sophomores, play on the jv.
jim: you're riding a nine-game streak. what do you think about that? if we go undefeated in ourjunior- and senior-year season, we're gonna push this streak to 33 games in a row. players [chanting]: thirty-three, 33, 33! jim: thirty-three games in a row. players:thirty-three, 33, 33! back to you. players: thirty-three, 33, 33!
bob? hm. yeah, i couldn't sleep. are you seriouslyconsidering that? you know, when we started this25 years ago, there was no internet. no high-school footballon tv. not every kid alivewas a celebrity. it's all changed now.
hm. maybe the kidshave changed too. all the things i've taughtand believed in. i don't know if i'm stilldoing much good here. i better get some sleep. [heaving and coughing] is this mine? who else's would it be?of course it's yours. how do i look? real cool, man. real cool.
uh. oh, my gosh. okay, i'm dying, i'm dying. thank you again. get dressed.let's go to the game. de la salle stageda miraculous comeback for an unprecedented 13th shotat the sectional championship. on the line for running backchris ryan is a personal quest as he takes the fieldonly three touchdowns away from breaking a record.
bob:let us begin. all:our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily breadand forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. lead us not to temptation,but deliver us from evil. amen. one, two, three.
spartans! announcer: this season is ending with de la salle in a familiar place: competing for their 13th north coast section championship. danny ladouceur is slammed to the turf, but somehow holds on for a de la salle first down. yeah, danny boy! huddle up.get it to chris. let's go. announcer: de la salle is a favorite to win this game.
and most eyes are on chris ryan's quest for a touchdown scoring record. yeah, that's it! that's it!way to go. one down,two to go for the record. two more touchdownsfor the record. announcer: chris ryan's historic run at the state touchdown record continues with another touchdown as de la salle takes a 7-0 lead. pick him up!
why didn't you tackle him?it is a contact sport. you can hit someone.it's encouraged even! announcer: with just a little over five minutes left in the second quarter in this hard-fought championship, the score is tied, 7-7. beaser, you needto keep him contained! quarterback:hut, blue one. hut! reverse! reverse! ooh! oh!
contain the runner! announcer: amador valley dips into its bag of tricks, but joe beaser isn't fooled. the senior defensive end played that perfectly. de la salle is up 14-7 here in the fourth quarter. the spartans have the ball on the dons' 35-yard line. chris ryan is one touchdown away from tying the state record. watch the defensive back.
he leans inside a lot. when he does,beat him to the corner. give him a hard fake onyour first move. finish strong. danny:corner. thirty-four, 34.give it to 34. crowd [chanting]: chris, chris, chris! chris, chris, chris! salinas:down. hut! announcer: chris ryan won't be denied. he scores again
to give de la salle a two-touchdown advantage. he is now just one touchdown away from breaking the state record. one more for the record. bob:salinas. this is your final driveas a spartan. coach? it's yours.you call the plays. salinas:strong right,16 midline on one. ready?
crowd: chris, chris, chris! go, come on! come on, block for him! give him some help,will you? come on! give it to the beast.give it to chris. booyah, baby! hey, good catch, dog. come on, come on.there's still time. still time.
let's get it to chris. all [chanting]: chris, chris, chris! break that record, son!let's go! here we go, baby,41 blast into the record books. tayshon:hoo-hoo-hoo. here we go. it's the last play of the game,dog. make me proud. ♪ this is where it all began ♪ time out. what are they doing?
i don't know.it's their drive. what are you doing? coach lad's doing this for me. he won't say-- dude,what are you talking about? i just-- i don't want my last playas a spartan to be about me. why not? you trainedto get here, you deserve it. look, it's an easy shot.
he never took the easy shot. coming back to coach us,he could have died. and what have we donefor him? won a few games?a championship? no, he's right. while we've been staringat the dirt, coach has been sayinglook up. it's about time we did. it's time for us to stand tall.victory formation.
no, no, no. you gotta do it. boys, no matter where we goor what we achieve, nothing's gonna come closeto what we have right here. you're all my brothers.spartans for life. shotgun formation, direct snap,on me, on one. ready? announcer: de la salle is lining up in shotgun formation, but chris ryan is quarterback instead of salinas. this is a formation we haven't seen from de la salle. look for ryan to run this in
for his record-setting 89th career touchdown. maybe this wasn't the best timeto give salinas free will. down. set, hut! announcer: the snap, and ryan... what the hell was that? ...takes a knee. wow, rather than running in for his 89th career touchdown, chris ryan instead opts to take a knee. mickey:what are you doing, coach?
let him run it.forty-one blast, come on. there's still time.run it! run it! mickey,bob's not calling the plays. you don't understandfootball. it's not about football. your husband is costing my sonthis record. my husband's turning your soninto a man. you're the only personwho doesn't see. chris:down, set, hut!
no, no, no. come on. announcer: ryan takes another knee. time out.stop that clock, ladouceur. stop that clockand run that play! run the play!let him get the record! come on! announcer: what could've been a record-shattering night has now turned into a tribute to the man who took them here, coach bob ladouceur. why didn't that boyget his record?
because it's not aboutthe record. crowd:nine, eight, seven, six... it's about the team. crowd:...five, four, three, two, one. [all cheering] for you. come here. [chris laughs]
all [chanting]: dls, dls, dls! ♪ in the middle of the night ♪ ♪ when the angels scream ♪ ♪ i don't wanna live a lie that i believe ♪ ♪ time to do or die ♪ ♪ i will never forget ♪ bob:remember one other thing: nobody on this staff expects youto play perfect tonight. that's impossible.but what we do expect,
and you should expectfrom yourself and each other, is a perfect effort. ♪ oh ♪ i'll say thisabout bob ladouceur, that he's a better coach thanour big-time college coaches, and he's a better coach than our big-time pro coaches. ♪ that's how the story goes ♪ everybody stands upas an individual and says, "my name is dj williams.
"i commit to 20 carries,150 yards, seven tacklesand no dropped passes." once you say that, you hand the card to somebody, and you shake hands and they say, "i hold you to that commitment." ♪ i will never forget the moment ♪ to the kelly family,landrin and bevelyn, my heart breaks for your loss,and i pray for your recovery. god bless you both,
and please,take some solace in the fact that you dida fantastic job. bob:i told you before, this is the last thing i'm gonna say. growing up is painful. it's not easy. but that's what our programis about, in case you haven'tfigured it out. it ain't about the football. it ain't aboutscoring touchdowns.
it ain'tabout the win streak. it's about moving youin a direction that will assist youand help you grow up. so when you can takeyour place out in the world,and out in society, and out in our community, you can be depended on. lad said it. he goes: "you know, if, you know,terry wasn't on my staff,
i wouldn't be doing this right now." there's a tremendous bond of trust and friendship that's there. they share a commitment to their players. no matter what's going on, the players come first, and that means the team. they will never sacrifice the team for the individual. and all they wanna do is create a community, have a common goal, and play the game.
we're de la salle.some guys wanna call it a curse, i say that's the blessingof de la salle. you gotta go out every weekand prove it. so when you show up tomorrow,whatever it is that excites you, whatever it isthat's gonna get you to bring your a-gameand your a-heart, you bring it and you do it. i don't knowwhat that is for you. what is itthat gets your heart swollen.
hopefully, it's gonna bethat last chapter in the book that you've writtenfor yourself this year. and i'd like to say, i'd like to just call thatlast chapter just what, uh-- just what coach eidsoncalled it. last chapter of the book isn't the ncs 3a titleor san leandro. it's "brotherhood." that's whatit should be titled.