The First String Tackling Dummy: The Player Who Never Gave Up

Ryan Moore, the star running back for Saint Ignatius High School, is forced to go on the run from a gang member named Thurman Adams whom he humiliated in a youth boxing match. On the night that Ryan's team won the City Championship, Thurman Adams invades Ryan's home, kills his mother, and then threatens to kill Ryan, forcing him to transfer to another high school under an assumed name.Ryan faces many challenges at the new school which is located in a wealthy suburb called Jefferson Heights....