A little, tumultuous town in Texas obsesses over their senior high school football team. After Boobie Miles, the star tailback, is injured through the very first match of this summer season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant problems start to flareup. It's left to coach Gary Gaines' inspirational capacities to hone from the other team members -- and, by proxy, town itself -- a sense of honor and selfrespect.