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Hmm.

I see.

Lean forward for me.

Ok. It's, uh, more solid

than I thought it would be

but scar tissue is not bone

so I wouldn't call it a

hundred percent safe.

So are you saying he can't play basketball?

I can't tell you what to

do, I can only recommend.

So recommend.

Honestly, I never thought we'd

be having this conversation

in the first place,

the fact is, we have to

watch this closely...

So what's a mother to do?

Take a chance on something that

might or might not happen?

Prayers.

Father, we thank you for

all that you... um...

do.

Amen.

Or protect your child?

And watch his spirit truly begin to die.

Ruth, the biopsy

came back negative and

this doctor's never gonna say

it's okay to play basketball...

That's not true, that's not true.

That's not true.

He said that it will eventually harden

so that he could do some physical activity

but it's gonna be a while.

He can't go right back to

a basketball season...

When is that gonna be?

When is that gonna be? When it's all over?

I don't... what?

When he's twenty-eight

years old and he doesn't

have a shot anymore?

He's twenty-eight years

old, wouldn't that be great?

Wouldn't that be great?

We lost both of the foals.

Miscarried.

No.

Yeah, both. What are the chances of that?

This whole year, we almost lose Hoovey...

we're gonna lose the

place... we both know it,

it's just a matter of time...

I lose two tractors, a septic tank,

freezer goes out with half a cow in it...

That's a grand right there...

And that two baby foals stillborn...

That's five grand gone bye bye.

It's mathematically impossible, Ruth.

Mathematically impossible.

I've played by the rules the whole way.

I've done everything right

and this is what I've got to show for it,

just watch everything slip away?

No.

Where did I screw up, Ruth?

Where did I choke?

Tell me.

Tell me.

You gotta tell me.

Cuz I need to know.

You didn't choke anything, Elliot.

They can take all of this.

I don't care. It's just...

stuff.

Our family?

That is the only dream we ever had.

It was the only thing you

and I never had that we

cried and we prayed for

every night.

They can't take that.

I will not let them.

I just know that there has to be a reason.

There has to be a reason,

and I just want God to tell me what it is.

Thanks, Mom.

Daaad.

I know, Home. It's her car.

Last one standing, huh?

Thank you, girl.

Thank you.

I've got something to say.

Mr. Brain Tumor might be

the thing that kills me

or, maybe, it just goes away.

But I can't control it either way, can I?

What do you always say, Dad?

It's not what happens to you,

it's what you do with it.

And what do you say, Mom?

If a dream is good... and

true... it came from God.

Maybe... that's what this is all about.

I know you're scared, Mom.

I am, too.

A little bit... but...

I wanna try again.

And I think God wants that, too.

But... I won't go against you.

I've been thinking a lot about this.

It's your life.

It's your dream.

And you have to live both.

All right now, listen.

We play with class, dignity, and respect

to honor our families and our teammates

with our commitment to one another.

To honor our Father

by taking our gifts and hammering them

into a skill.

And then we pour it on.

We pour it on like champions

leaving nothing on that court.

When we are done...

We!

We! We! We! We!

We! We! We! We! We! We! We! We!

All right, all right now. Let us pray.

In the name of the Father,

who gives us life,

and the Son, who gives us eternal life,

and the Holy Spirit from

which all life flows...

We surrender all.

And we give all.

Amen.

Amen.

All right.

All right.

Let's take it to 'em.

Yeah!

All right!

Gave proof thru the night

that our flag was still there

oh say does that star-spangled

banner yet wave

o'er the land of the free

and the home of the brave

It's a big night in Normal

as the Olympia High Spartans

get ready to take on

long-time rival Morgan High,

but the real story here

is the amazing comeback

of point guard Eric "Hoovey" Elliot,

overcoming huge odds just to

be on this floor tonight.

Anytime I'm afraid I

will trust in the Lord.

We are

underway, basketball fans.

It goes to Olympia's Eric "Hoovey" Elliot

who joins the Olmpia Spartans

tonight for their most crucial

game of the season.

Will!

Top of the key, he

spots Donovan Oaks on the break.

And booyah! The Spartans are on the board!

Great pass, man. Keep it coming!

The Cobra's number

three fakes a pass and in for an

easy dunk against the Olympian defense.

Defense, come on now!

Cobra's number

twelve Derek Jones with

a good cover on Elliot, now.

Who misses the two-pointer!

Good rebound by Jared

White, number thirty four!

Cobra's Jones to Wilson...

Stay low, now. Stay low!

Who makes it look easy

against the Spartan's defense.

Elliot to number twenty

five Michael Vasquez...

score Spartans!

With the Cobra's coming into

tonight's game undefeated,

a lot of people thought this

was gonna be a blow out,

but so far these Olympia

Spartans look competitive.

Whoa! Derek Jones turns

up the heat on Elliot.

Come on, ref, way to watch it!

Fasten your seatbelts,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

But Elliot's having none of that.

Number thirty-three... Eric

"Hoovey" Elliot... scores again!

Jones hits back with an easy three.

Hoovey! Hoovey!

Hoovey! Hoovey! Hoovey!

And Hoovey hits a three-pointer!

The game is tied! Ladies and Gentlemen,

we have the makings of a

championship game here.

Oh! And Scooter Nealand's

pass goes right into

the Cobra's hands

and Jones is in for an easy dunk.

And Elliot for three.

Wilson over Wright for two.

This game is neck and neck.

Pass from Elliot...

nice teamwork, Spartans!

That's what I'm talking about!

Defense!

Wilson goes head

to head with Scooter Nealand

who gets dominated again!

Scooter! Wake up out there!

You have to stop him.

I can't!

I believe you can.

Olympia's Scooter Nealand is

struggling mightily against

this powerful front line.

Oh! Until now!

What a block!

I knew you could!

So at half-time here

tonight our long-shot Spartans

trail the undefeated

Cobras by just two points.

Hold onto your hats, Olympia high school.

That was the longest

thirty minutes of my life.

You Okay?

I'm a little nervous.

Join the club.

What do you think?

He looks strong, that's what I think.

Scooter,

don't stand in the paint.

They're gonna hit you with

three seconds all night long.

All right now, Donovan.

Now look,

they're gonna double up on ya.

You won't get the baseline anymore,

if I know Coach Carl well,

and I do.

All right, come on. Circle up.

Now listen guys,

they don't like us and we don't like them

but we're not here for a fist fight.

We're here to play ball.

All right Hoovey, break us out.

Coach...

I want Donovan to do it.

I, uh...

Can't say I've been the model of "we"

since I got here,

but...

I see things different now.

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