In Football We Trust Page #2

the one at Cyprus,

the one at Granger,

and the one...

Can't put that on.

You know?

Man:
All right,

let's hear your names.

Start off with the

uglies right there.

Man:
All right.

Different man:
Get them out.

We got Slim Jim, Dark Chocolate.

Here we got Mr. BYU, all-star.

But then you got,

uh, Mr. Fantastic was good.

Leva Bloomfield, running back

and just whatever the hell

on defense,

if you know what I'm saying.

His face is, like, right up...

Oh, don't even trip,

dawg. Don't even trip.

Who do you think is smarter?

It's not a trick question, Leva.

That guy.

It's not about being smart.

It's about how hard you work.

You're really saying that?

Well, I work

pretty hard in school,

and, uh, I have about 5 Fs.

That's what I'm talking about.

Hey, I was just kidding.

I was just kidding.

Woman:
Seriously, Leva,

as much as teachers

want to hate you,

they want to like you, too.

You are such a funny, nice kid

that you can't hate you,

but then you never

come to class,

and you never do your work,

and then they're like,

"Ugh! Piece of crap."

OK, so talk to

Mr. Grosh and say,

"Hey, Mr. Grosh"...

Leva:
I'm not really

a student-athlete.

I think... I think of it

as a athletic student,

but it's cool.

[Chatter]

Vita, voice-over:

Me and my brother,

we're so different

from each other.

Like, we can't stand each other,

but... but when we're apart,

we go crazy.

When we do go out,

I always got to watch over him.

He doesn't think before

anything he does.

I'm not saying that

I'm perfect or anything,

but he's just dumber than I am.

Game announcer:
Leva Bloomfield.

Different announcer: Leva

Bloomfield... 80-yard touchdown

puts the Wolverines on top.

Number 7...

[Whistle blows]

Man:
I'm going hard,

hard, hard

I'm here with a dope rhyme

I'm filled

with this question

I'm going hard,

hard, hard, hard

[Music playing]

Man:
One of the things

that's part of our DNA

and our genetic makeup

is that we have a...

we have a chip on

our shoulder, you know?

We come from such a small place

that nobody knows who we are.

It creates this inner drive

of wanting to excel and succeed.

[Drums playing]

[Cheering]

[Cheerleaders cheering]

Kalasita:
Every home games,

as adult, is $6.00,

and all our kids, it's $5.00.

I went in myself and asked,

"Hey, Principal,

"this is how many

children I have.

"Is there any way they can work?

I can do anything.

I can help with barbecue."

He goes, "OK, Kalasita.

"Your family will pick

all the garbage in the stadium

after the game," you know?

Hey, kids!

What?

Make sure that side

is all clean!

Kalasita, voice-over:

The principal said,

"I'm not gonna pay you money,

but I will credit

here at Bingham."

Kalasita:
Right there,

under that chair!

Kalasita, voice-over:

We are the best

because we don't have the money,

but we... we have the heart.

Come on. Come on, girls.

Up front.

OK.

Go, Nonna. Go, Nonna.

Sam:
Good neighborhood,

but it's not easy.

There's not too many Polynesian.

There are only white people

staying around

in this neighborhood.

And they are rich.

Harvey, voice-over:

The Polynesians over here,

they all think you're all...

"Aw, he's whitewashing.

"He's hanging with all those...

all those white kids

"over there, man.

Screw him."

Sam, voice-over:
Since we

first moved over here,

I'm not trying to

put down my neighbors,

but they don't really like it

because they thought

our kids is too many.

Sam, voice-over:
Sometimes

they came and talked to me like,

"What are you doing?

"We don't really know which one

is your kids, you know...

all these kids

coming to your place."

I know how they think.

Maybe they think that

we are doing drugs

or I'm dealing drugs or anything

or something to make money

just because of

these kids that I have.

But they don't even know.

We struggle day and night.

[Chatter]

Sam, voice-over:

We got help from the church,

from food in the time that we

can't afford to pay for it.

Bless this, bless that.

Sam, voice-over:
Even to help

to pay our house,

and here we are,

still hold on to it.

[Chatter]

Harvey, voice-over:

My older brother messed up,

and now he's just

another Polynesian

trying to catch a job.

Harvey:
My mom was just like,

"Your brother's not doing

"anything good for our family.

You're the only chance

right now."

Girl:
She's gonna probably

keep us, like, an hour...

Kalasita, voice-over: I think

for the salvation

for the Langi family is Harvey,

and all hope right now,

it's for Harvey.

[Band playing]

Where are you at? Sorry.

I don't even see...

look behind you.

So this is Amanda Kaufusi...

I mean Harris.

Amanda Harris.

Hi.

This is my girl.

Fihi, voice-over:

She supports me a lot,

and when I need someone

to talk to, you know,

if my family isn't,

you know, really, like,

hey, I can go to her,

talk to her about stuff,

and she's very open.

We started dating in seventh

grade for a while,

and then Fihi left Tonga.

Me not having money, like,

I talk to her and I tell her,

like, you know, "You know I

don't have that money, you know.

"Birthday gifts...

I can't get you that.

You know, I'll write you

a letter."

And my mom always

has opinions about,

white girls, and, um, you know.

With me I don't think

it's as much of a problem,

just as long as,

like, he's good to me.

That's all that matters.

I don't think color matters.

Fihi, voice-over: I got in a lot

of arguments with my mom.

She can't even see Amanda.

She hated it.

She hated the idea

of a girlfriend.

I'm Mormon. I do struggle with,

you know, the girls part.

You know, it's high school.

People want to have fun.

[Soft music playing]

Waiting [Indistinct]

Till I get away

Ah...

Fihi, voice-over: I live with

my aunt, who I call my mom.

There's too many kids

in our family

and too many mouths to feed,

so my aunt volunteered to take

me and my little brother.

My father doesn't live here.

He lives in Tonga.

Fihi, voice-over:

My mom is very strong

in the Mormon church.

Hurry up.

[Whispers]

Fihi, voice-over:

She's saying, you know,

church... that's the only reason

why our family is still

alive and eating.

Oh, shoot.

Fihi:
She don't like

you being late.

That's the... that's the worst

thing she gets mad for the most

is being late to church,

every time,

so we try to make it on time

to church every Sunday.

[Speaking foreign language]

Get the Scriptures.

Where's your lesson book?

"Our dear most gracious

heavenly Father,

"we bow our heads before thee.

"We thank thee for the roof

"you put over our heads

"and the food you put

on our tables.

"We thank thee for

the restored gospel

you put on this earth

today. Amen."

Amen. Let's go.

Take the laptop.

Vita, voice-over:

My dad... he's crazy.

He played... when he was

11 years old,

he played with his

dad's men's team.

My grandpa just threw him in.

You got to learn somehow.

Leva, voice-over: Supposedly

he was the best running back

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