belle glade (fla.)

Provides a profile of Belle Glade, Florida, and its high school football program which has sent thirty players to the NFL since 1985. Explores the town's obsession with winning in spite of the poverty that plagues both the townfolk and the high school itself and profiles several individuals who are influenced by this football program and have a will to succeed in spite of the odds.

Looks at three people in Belle Glade, Florida, high school football player Mario Rowley of the Glades Central Raiders, who wants to win in the name of his dead parents, team coach Jessie Hester, who is more interested in coaching for the players than winning, and Jonteria Williams, a cheerleader who wants to become a doctor, and how they are affected by the poverty and social conditions of the town.