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Matt, star of the football team, witnesses his sadistic co-captain sexually assault a new player, and a team cover-up ensues. Matt's vacillation between staying true to his team and cooperating with an investigation underscores the enormous pressures associated with winning. This powerful story about the seamy underside of high school athletics includes graphic violence, drug use, and gritty language.