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- [Bryce's Parent] Bryce, it's time to get up babe.

Time to get up.

(music playing)

- [Anthony's Parent] Anthony? (alarm buzzing)

Time to wake up.

- [Parent] You up?

- No.

(light dramatic music)

- [Parent 2] Do me y'all a favor, be safe.

- Aight. We'll try.

- Senior year.

- Time.

I can feel it.

Why are you up so early?

- It's your last first day of school.

- Oh, you're sweet.

(car starts)

- [Passenger] This is it, bro. Senior year.

We're on the countdown.

- [Student] Dear Lord, thank you for this new school year.

I pray that this year, every student will seize

every opportunity and work diligently both inside

and outside the classroom.

Lord, I pray that the freshmen will quickly adjust

to high school, that the sophomores will build

on the progress they made last year.

That the juniors will thrive in the difficult year

ahead of them and that the seniors will enjoy

their last year before they go off to college.

Thank you for this day. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

(band drumming)

(lighthearted music)

(violin thrusts)

(school bell rings)

(indistinct)

- Welcome back.

Welcome back, welcome to your senior year.

Yeah. Are you excited?

(student woo's)

Well, I've met some of you, not all of you.

I will get to know you personally throughout the year,

in effort to get to know you better.

You have a card sitting in front of you that says, About Me

and I want you to take the next few minutes

and answer a few questions for me.

I need to start to get to know your names.

Okay, Madison. Hilton, I know you.

Deuce, I think it finally occurred to me,

why you go by the name Deuce.

- Second.

Number two. - Yes ma'am.

- Okay, makes sense to me, now.

If you were to pick one word that would encompass

the objective for your senior year, what would that word be?

Soak in. That's creative.

Who is that?

- Isn't that two words?

- [Teacher] Nice Caden.

- [Student 2] Oh Caden.

- I'm not very good at just one word.

- [Teacher] How are you hoping to soak

into your senior year?

- Kinda just like take everything slow, you know?

- [Teacher] Enjoy it?

- It's the last year.

- Yeah, right.

- I like that. Thank you.

Consistency. Who is that?

Deuce. Why consistency?

- Just 'cause it can like, it can cover like,

like academics or like spiritual stuff or like athletics.

Just 'cause it's like an encompassing word.

- [Teacher] I like that.

Your senior year is a year of a lot of big changes for you.

It's also a year where you have a lot of people looking up

to you too. So with that comes a lot of responsibility.

(serious music)

- Surprise.

In competitive, we match up one person on one team

versus one person, the other team.

So we're covering the game, we're talking about the school,

but we're really talking about Bryce Young. Corey Foreman.

So-

- Did y'all, I heard you there yesterday.

Did you tell him like to take it easy on Friday?

I really appreciate that.

- [Coach] Yeah, he's a big boy.

- [Staff] He is.

- [Coach] Yeah.

All right, tell me about Centennial.

- So, you know, they're definitely a very strong unit.

They're athletic, they have a great defensive line.

So we know we have a tough challenge on Friday.

- What's your scouting report on Cory?

- Cory Foreman is electric. He's a playmaker.

You know, for us it's just about containing that

on Friday night.

- All right, we're gonna do a little friendly trash talk.

Very friendly.

- Oh, you killing me dog.

That's not my thing.

- So, I'm gonna- I know and that and that's cool.

- [Cameraman] We're gonna give you something

to bounce off of here

- For sure.

- So I'll play back his answer and I'll just have you react.

If you have any words for Corey, go for it.

- I got you.

- Bryce (indistinct) I'm coming.

- Cory, I believe it. You know, I know you're coming

and I think we got stuff to stop you and you know,

to do our best to be successful on Friday.

- It's game week boys.

Now it's about total focus.

Now it's about mental preparation.

If you are a service offensive player,

especially the lineman,

you need to go into the defensive video session today

to see what you are simulating.

They are good at disguising their defense.

- Okay, now with the clap, Corona Centennial,

they would start to show their tell, okay.

Whatever they're doing defensively after the clap.

So we could go double clap.

Okay, so the first clap, it doesn't mean anything,

it's just to get them to show their tell.

If Bryce has to go to an alert, he would, if not,

he'll just clap again and then set go. Does that make sense?

- [Some Players] Yes sir.

- [Coach] All right, let's have a great one.

Go. (team clapping)

- [Young] Brown, brown.

- [Field Coach] Okay. Wait, wait.

He's gonna send you, you understand?

You just don't go on the clap.

Okay? He's got a point and motion with the hand.

- [Young] Green, green. Green, green. Green, green.

Let's go.

- It's one of the tougher first games. I mean-

- It's Centennial.

- I know Centennials ranked-

- You play them in the playoffs.

- Yeah. Yeah. Centennials ranked number three.

Number three in California.

- Very good. (blows whistle)

You ever watch a Rocky movies?

- Yes. Of course.

- Okay. One of my favorites is like "Rocky 3".

Sylvester Stallone had finally made it

and he's all in his house and him and Adrian just chilling.

And then Clubber Lane was just sitting there,

just working out and grinding and grinding.

He had that hunger.

We don't wanna be like Rocky on "Rocky 3".

Have to get knocked out before we realized

we need to be hungry again.

- [Captain] Count.

- [Team] one, two, three, four, five. Woo!

- [Radio Announcer] High school football

is cranking up this weekend and it cranks up in part

with a city of Gainesville rivalry.

East Side, coached by said Daniels taking on,

city rival Buchholz.

- [Driver] Yes, sir. Baby.

- [Passenger 2] Clee!

(team grunting)

(whistle blows)

- On Friday we have our first game against Buchholz.

It's gonna be very intense.

Cross town rivalry.

We haven't beat them, be 10 years.

It's one of those like if you're a college football game,

it'll be Auburn versus Alabama. Type game.

Florida. Florida State.

That's what it's gonna be there.

(team grunting)

- Ready. Set go.

My God.

- You're not warm, are you?

I can tell.

- Set go.

My God.

- [Teammate] You like 0 for 7 too.

- No, I completed two I think.

Oh, no I didn't. They dropped 'em.

- [Teammate] Yeah, the one completion with Eddy.

- Ready. Set go.

Dime.

Dime.

Dime.

Yes sir.

- Florida only place the sun is out, and it's raining.

- [Coach] It's like a nice spring shower.

- Oh my God. The rain, bro.

- Hey, come on. Come on.

- [Coach] Good Lord.

- Last week we didn't practice much because of the heat.

Today we're under lightning delay.

- There ain't nothing happen

within the next eight minutes, we good.

We going back.

- Okay. We got eight minutes to get this in. This nothing.

- Yeah, turn around.

Look at that. Look, look.

That's, that's Buchholz over there.

Clear blue sky over there.

So they're practicing and we're not right now.

That's the BS part about it.

Only rains on the east side.

- Suit up. Suit up.

(indistinct)

Suit up, suit up.

- Oh my god. It's funna rain again.

(complaining people)

Oh no, you can't be serious bro.

- [Coach 2] At least the suns out.

- 3-1. 3-1. Go.

- [Coach] Ah!

- [Coach 2] Play ball.

- Hey, how bad, how bad is the ball?

Can you throw still, or no?

- No.

- [Teammate] One more series, fourth quarter?

- Can't I can't. I mean lightning is like three miles.

No. Hey on a day. we can't be perfect, we gotta be perfect.

The weather ain't gonna let us do it. We gotta keep going.

All right?

- [Team] Yes sir.

- Unfortunately lightning is right around our head again,

so we gotta get inside. All right?

Make sure y'all go and take a hot shower. Get outta here.

- [Teammate] Family on me. Family on three.

1, 2 3.

- [Team] Family!

(thunder)

- Yo. Yo.

Are you ready?

- [Cali Team] Yes sir.

- Will you fight?

- [Cali Team] Yes sir.

- Will you fight?

- [Cali Team] Yes sir.

- Clap it up. (team clapping)

Offense!

(team cheering)

All right gentlemen. It's simple.

Nobody touches nine.

Okay. It's simple.

You got all the press going into this thing,

now match the press. Now it's time to put it into action.

Find out how good we are.

We have the ultimate amount of confidence in you men.

Take care of business, move the change and score.

- [Commentator] What a game we have tonight,

to kick off the 2019 four CIF Southern section

game of the week, Mater Dei and Centennial.

Greg Biggins, let's get your keys to the game,

starting with Mater Dei, what are you looking for?

- [Greg] Bryce being Bryce a and again,

number one dual threat quarterback in the country.

For me, a generational talent.

He has improved so much in terms of arm strength.

His accuracy is default touch.

And then Cory Foreman,

the number two ranked junior in the nation.

He can absolutely ruin a whole entire pocket.

Bryce has to know where he's out on every single snap.

- Have fun man. Okay, let's sling it.

Okay, let's put on a show tonight.

- Hey, let's go, let's go!

- [Greg] Let's kick things off the 2019 season

is underway.

Short kick and it's taken at the six yard line.

Gary Bryant Jr. trying to get to the corner

and he's gonna be taken outta bounds

at the 44. (referee whistling)

Bryce Young's now a senior

and he's scheduled to graduate early and head over to USC,

if he keeps his commitment.

It's fourth and gold.

Freeland lets it go and it's too tall.

- [Young] Hey remember, we're starting on DC.

Double Clap cadence.

Round 1 ready?

We're starting on DC.

(band playing)

- Hey. Alert, alert, alert, alert.

- Check seven, check seven, check seven, check seven.

- Green. Green.

Let's go.

- [Commentator] On first down, Young to throw, hits his man,

splitting double coverage in the defense for Centennial.

- [Commentator 2] Yeah. Cory Foreman again. He's six four.

He is 250. He can beat you in so many ways, multiple ways.

- Well, keep that thought for a moment

as Quincy Craig is off to the races.

Craig at the 20. Craig makes a move.

Craig's gonna go. Touchdown, Mater Dei.

- Hey, great job signaling outta that bad boy. That a baby.

That a baby.

- Defense. Defense, defense, defense.

- [Greg] Oh high snap.

- Angelus picks it up, fumbles it again and it's loose

and it's picked up at the 10 yard line.

(crowd cheering)

(exciting music)

Young pressured.

Keeping him in the pocket.

Trying to find the corner.

Lets it go and

catch was made. (referee whistling)

They're gonna say at the one yard line.

How did he stay inbounds?

- [Commentator 2] I though he was out of bounds.

- [Greg] Young. Handoff. Touchdown.

- Oh yeah, we just walked in.

There we go.

- Hey, no let up. No let up. No let up.

- Wear their ass down.

- [Commentator] Cory Foreman the top of the line

for Centennials.

- Bounce, bounce, bounce.

Get to Andrew.

(parents cheering)

- [Kid] Hey, good pocket O line.

Good pocket.

- [Commentator] Nice little side arm.

Get the ball out quick.

I mean those, these are throws

that you see college quarterbacks make.

- [Commentator] They're gonna go down field.

Great pass to Cody Epps.

- You ever throw a ball like that?

- Oh yeah. All the time.

- [Commentator] Touchdown. Mater Dei.

That's a rocketship right there.

- Reelings under pressure and he sends!

(indistinct) shifted it to pick six.

- [Coach] You know how important this drive is, right?

- [Team] Yes sir.

- [Coach] Okay, we need the points.

Put this thing in the end zone. Let's go.

- [Young] Hey Black Black, black, black.

- [Commentator 2] Young steps up in the pocket,

throws end zone. It's another Mater Dei score.

(crowd cheering)

Maybe the most impressive half of football we have seen

from Mater Dei. And we don't say that lightly.

- Hey, we gotta score on this drive.

Let's finish them. Let's finish 'em.

No let up.

- [Team] let's go.

- Hey, spread 21 Chicago Q1.

On brown, on brown. Ready?

(team break)

- [Commentator] Pressure coming in.

Cory Foreman has his first sack of the night.

He just bull rushed the interior of that line

and he puts up the one.

I think that's for number of sacks,

he's planning to have tonight.

(field coach yelling)

Williams Pace, a nice catch backing in.

(crowd cheering)

And one handed catch pulled in.

Touchdown Mater Dei.

Coach Rollinson will improve to 301 wins.

- Thanks for kicking our ass again. Appreciate man.

Good game.

- All right thanks.

- Good work bro.

- Same to you bro.

- Preciate you.

- Good work.

- You too, preciate you.

- This is not bad. Against a really quality opponent.

- Thank you for being part of this guys.

- Great job. Great job.

- Hey text me.

- Bryce young. Big win 42-12.

Week 0 over a great team like Centennial.

What did you see tonight?

What was really working for you guys?

And how do you feel, Nine?

- Bryce three touchdown passes for you tonight.

It looked like-

- Where you get your game from?

- How important was it for you to come out,

dominate and execute, 'cause that's exactly what you guys d-

- [Young] Thank you guys for coming. I appreciate it.

- [Fan] Coach, good game.

- You did so good.

- My heart. Thank you.

(phone calling)

- Hello?

- [Mam] Yeah, you picked him up?

- Yes ma'am.

- Okay. (chuckling)

- Y'all ran over?

- What? No, I, no, I ran somebody over.

- When? Y'all doing hit and drills or scrimmage?

- Hitting drills.

- Take your pads off.

Lemme see if you know how to take them off.

- [Boy] All right Cory.

- I cannot take (indistinct) off.

- Pull the back of it.

Pull this, boy.

- Oh.

- You don't know how to take your pads off?

- Well, today was an awesome day.

Well for me. I don't know about you, Ant.

But today was an awesome day for me.

- Why was today a good day?

- Cause I gotta play and talk to my friends.

- It rain during y'all practice?

- Yes.

- I hope it don't rain Friday though.

I think today was the last day it was gonna rain.

I think.

There's chicken up here.

That's cake. It's not food.

Let's see what's on TV.

- (indistinct) Family Guy.

- That's (indistinct) cartoons.

- It got cussing on it.

(Richardson groans)

Eat it. It's the best one.

Don't hesitate.

Yeah, it's so good ain't it? (chuckles)

(brother hurls)

(Richardson laughing)

It's good?

- No! It tastes like mint.

- Man, eh, why would you, bro.

- Tasty ain't it.

Get in the shower bro.

Get in the shower.

Because you gotta go to bed at 10 o'clock.

- Come here Gus. Look Gus.

Who do you love the most? Come on.

- Come here.

(group laughing) Gus. Gus.

- [Deuce's GF] You intercepted him. That doesn't count.

- [Deuce] I did. He's picked off.

- You did so good.

He's like-

- [Deuce's Friend] Let's go deuce.

- Well we're trying to have the bible study here,

waiting on Deuce. There you are.

Everybody know what a yoke is? You know what a yoke is?

So it's the big wooden thing that goes on the back

of an animal that's pulling like an ox.

And if you're unequally yoked, you're gonna have a problem.

2 Corinthians 6:14.

Don't be unequally yoked with an unbeliever.

You don't have the same struggles,

you don't have the same burdens,

you don't have the same end goals.

So you can't pull together.

- I've always read that scripture and thought

it was specifically talking about marriage,

but when I read it like you're talking about it,

it's anything.

- It's even interesting in high school football.

I can see kids that are trying to play college ball

and they approach practice different,

than a kid who just wants to be on the team

and run through the tunnel.

They don't always get along

because one has this driving goal

and one is okay if things are not going well.

The lesson about the ox is who you connect with.

You're gonna walk-

you two are walking onto college campus

in 10 months for you. Probably 11 for you.

Think about that. Who will you be yoked to?

(baby talking)

- [Deuce] He's thinking your preaching daddy.

He's ready to preach.

- Well, go right ahead.

Were you late this morning to school Deuce?

- [Deuces Mom] Yes. - Were you late?

- [Deuce's Mom] He was definitely late.

- [Deuce] I had to stop for gas.

- That's not why you were late.

- [Deuce's Mom] You couldn't have made it (indistinct)

- When he got up, I texted him.

He was like walking out the door at like 8:40, too.

- I know, I won't tardy for the rest of year.

(Deuce's Mom laughs hysterically)

Provided I don't have gas emergencies.

- That's your fault.

- What? You can fill up the-

- You're supposed to have my back.

We're ox. Come on.

(all laughing)

Come babe. - [D GF] I can't support lies.

I can't support lies.

- I'm sure she's taking-

- She said I don't support lies.

- Okay. That's a good girl right there, listen-

- [Deuces Brother] Her called her an ox.

(both laugh)

- That's the first (indistinct)

- Ain't nothing them boys do on the west side of town

better than what we do.

Everything that come through Gainesville,

gotta come through the East from here on out.

Y'all gotta know that.

- [Team] Yes sir.

- Our whole off-season workout was prepared for them.

I told y'all ain't nobody gonna outwork us

in the four quarter.

So when we get ready to smash the gas,

they already looking at us.

Coach, we wasn't ready for this coach.

This ain't the same goddamn team.

This ain't the same raggedy little boys we used to play.

We short and compact.

We're gonna bust you in the goddamn mouth tonight.

You hear me?

- [Team] Yes sir.

- Own everything.

Own everything. I told y'all, I told y'all, I told y'all.

Trust the goddamn process and we gonna flip this city.

Listen we gonna flip it.

All right.

And everybody that said East Side gonna lose by 14,

but they look at the scoreboard, it's 35-7. 30-

No fuck that. 35-0 tonight.

(team woos)

There is no excuses tonight, at all.

Do y'all trust me?

- [Team] Yes sir.

- [Coach 2] I trust y'all. Let's go to war.

(engaged music)

(team roars)

- [Commentator 4] Welcome to tonight's opening night game,

between the Buchholz High School Bobcats

and the East Side High School Rams.

- [Commentator 5] Buchholz are defending city champions,

trying to start season off on the right foot.

And Anthony Richardson trying to lead the Rams

their first win over Buchholz since 2013.

The ball balls in the air. A high knuckler to the left side.

Smith takes off movement to the nearest side,

finds a hole, gets up field makes it come back.

across 35 past the 40.

Makes a man miss at the 45 across midfield.

(crows cheering)

Richardson in the shotgun.

- 21. Go!

3rd and 11. Three step drop, settles in the pocket.

Feel the pressure behind him, but is taken down from behind.

(referee whistling)

- You're off too slow.

You gotta get outta there. You were off too slow.

- We got all this open space.

They got all this open space right here.

Bro, listen.

Your routes gotta be quick. They can't be slow.

- [Coach 2] Yeah, you know what I'm saying.

- [Commentator 5] 1st and 10.

Ball at the 30 yard line.

Back in the shotgun, Smith to his left.

There's a handoff to the right side,

he's got a big hole. Breaks the tackle the 35

and he's off for the races.

- We're getting torched.

- [Commentator 5] Touchdown Buchholz.

- Too many people came out here, bro.

Everybody came out to see us lose bro. We can't lose dog.

- [Teammate] Hell no.

- [Commentator 5] (indistinct) will hold.

The snap is good.

The hole is good.

Wide left gives Buchholz a 6-0 lead.

- Pitcher. Pitcher.

- Buchholz brings the blitz.

(indistinct) gets ball out quickly in the flat to Brooks,

who makes a man miss, cuts across the 40,

trying to get the outside and gets past the 30.

- [Coach 3] Hey. Hey that's a smart play man.

- Hey truck left. Truck left.

- [Richardson] Truck left. (indistinct) and one. Green one.

- [Commentator 5] Down to the quarterback,

draw up the middle

and Richardson piles his way into the end zone.

(referee whistling) Touchdown, East side.

(crowd cheering) (referee whistling)

- [Fan 2] Hey! Lets go (indistinct)

- You pushed that whole line by yourself.

- [Teammate 2] You right.

- You did.

- I told y'all boys I'm funna score.

(referee whistling)

- [Commentator 5] First and motions from right to left

and it's a jet sweep to him.

Cuts up the middle, makes a man miss.

Finds a hole to left side across the five,

dives to the pylon.

Touchdown Buchholz, Damien Curtis.

- Y'all act like y'all won the game.

- And it's now 14-7 Buchholz over East Side.

Lights on. Friday night lights.

(boys grunting)

- [Player] Hey, hey right here.

We are right here. We are right here. We are right here.

- [Richardson] Stop grabbing me, stop grabbing me,

stop grabbing me.

Watch out. Stop grabbing me, move.

(boys chatting)

(Richardson grunting)

- It's my throwing arm.

- How bad does it pain on a scale of one to 10?

- Seven, bro.

- [Aid] Seven?

- Dang.

- That doesn't feel good?

- No.

- You hurting (indistinct)?

- [Richardson] I can throw.

- Huh?

- We're thinking right now,

you might have a little bit of a grade one AC sprain.

You can still play with that as long as you can tolerate it.

I might tell coach we mix some throwing

and maybe try and do a little bit more running.

But with running,

you just gotta be careful about who you're hitting

and where you're landing.

(referee whistling)

let me talk to mom.

- [Commentator 5] 14-7, Buchholz lead East Side.

So Richardson and company 1st and 10.

Paul in the near hash.

- Hey, number two. This ain't wrestling.

This ain't wrestling. Number two.

- [Richardson] Hey protect me bro.

My shoulder is sprained right now bro.

2 Left Storm, 2 Left Storm.

Ready.

Green 1. Go!

- [Commentator 5] And they're gonna say it's incomplete.

No, They're gonna say it's a fumble.

- No! That ball is on the ground.

- [Commentator 5] And Buchholz recovers.

(crowd booing)

Looks like they're gonna reverse the call.

They're gonna say it's incomplete.

1st and 10 East Side, the Buchholz 43 yard line.

Richardson in the shotgun,

takes a snap looking to his right.

Now at the middle and fires a ball over the middle.

He's got a man wide open at the 15, Touchdown East Side.

(crowd cheering)

(indistinct) moves to his right rolling out,

throws across the backside to Smith. Who's wide open.

He's got a lane, big hole past the 25, 20, 15.

And it's 21-14, Buchholz over East side.

- [Cheerleaders] Say it again, three, let's go. One.

- We can run the double slants

and then we can run that wheel with Cartion?

You understand me?

- Cartion not fast enough to run that wheel.

- Okay, so, who do you want there?

- Just let Cartion keep running quick slants in the middle.

Keep him at the three.

- So that, we can do that. We can make that adjustment.

You wanna do that?

- Yeah we can.

- Okay. Alright.

- [Commentator 5] Ken Anthony Richardson,

need a game time drive here in the fourth quarter.

That was a good call for a starter,

for Richardson to begin the drive.

- [Commentator 4] Richardson, getting into a rhythm,

completing these short passes and slowly but surely,

taking his team down the field.

- [Commentator 5] 1st and 10 for the Rams.

Richardson has now completed five passes on this drive.

Five for five.

(crowd cheering)

- [Commentator 5] (indistinct) for a touchdown!

(crowd cheering)

And it's a one point game.

- [Coach 2] What do you wanna do?

- [Richardson] Let's win it.

- [Coach 2] Let's win it? - [Richardson] Let's win it.

- [Coach 2] Let's go. - [Coach 3] Offense!

- [Commentator 5] The offense is heading back

out onto the field.

Richardson. 6 for 6 on the drive.

- [Richardson] Go!

(crowd cheers) (referee whistling)

- [Commentator 5] Richardson got into the end zone

but it's gonna be an illegal shift on East Side.

- [Richardson] We just won the game bro.

- [Commentator 5] They're gonna kick this.

Try to get the easy point,

which keep in mind, this is high school.

We've already seen one missed extra point tonight.

- We gotta get set bro. We just won the game bro.

- [Commentator 5] 21-20.

The extra point pending.

Good snap. Good hold.

It is blocked! Buchholz blocks the extra point!

- We won the game bro. We won the game man!

We won the game man, come on, bro!

Oh my god bro, come on, man.

Bro we just won the game, bro.

- [Coach 2] Hey, cover your face man!

- But we just won the game!

- You played too hard for that (censored).

- We just won the game bro. - Hey, hey!

You played too hard for that (censored).

- We just won the game bro.

- [Person] I said stay focused man.

Stay focused. Stay focused. Stay focused.

- [Commentator 5] And that will basically do it.

(Offensive Coach babbling)

(lighthearted music)

(buzzer buzzing)

(band singing)

- I called the timeout next to (indistinct),

like what do y'all wanna do? Y'all wanna go to overtime?

Or y'all wanna win it? They said Coach, we wanna win it.

- It's a good call.

It was a good call, bro.

There's nothing you can do about it.

That little mind note mistake we made,

is what we gotta hold onto for the rest of the season.

You understand me?

- That's what we (muffled)

We gotta (indistinct) guys up on every little thing.

- God dammit.

- [Player] Hey, good game 2.

- [Girl] Great job.

- [Girl 2] Good job.

- [Girl 3 And 4] Good game.

- [Girl 5] Good game guys.

(girls saying good game)

- Its your senior year.

Let's finish this, 14 and 1.

All right?

All right?

Come on now. Be the leader of this group.

(lighthearted music)

(pensive music)