- there s so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. - overdose capital of the east coast. - there s really more here than just poverty and illiteracy and drugs. there s a lot of good people here. - when you walk on this field, you better have tunnel vision. don t look left. don t look right. you look at that scoreboard, and that shit burn in your heart, you understand me? we got some ground to make up, but once we make that ground up, we ll take off. let s go! [applause, cheers] [upbeat rock music] both: i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder - la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la - sha la, la, la - sha la, la, la, la sha la, la, la, la, la [instrumental music] new york city, where i live. and it s easy to think, having
[ cheering ] robie: this place was a boomin . you couldn t get through this town down there. but it s dead now. about eight or ten coal mines shut down at one time. coach: let s go! it s the same halftime speech every single week. quentin: there is so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. daniel whitt: overdose capital of the east coast. quentin: but there s more here than just poverty and illiteracy and drugs. there s a lot of good people here. coach: when you walk on this field, you better have tunnel vision. don t look left, don t look right. you look at that scoreboard, and that should burn in your heart. do you understand me? we got some ground to make up. and once we make that ground up, we ll take off. let s go. i took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting cold
- lord, thank you for this food we re about to receive, and bless these young men and these young women as they cheer and as they play on the field. in jesus name i pray, amen. all: amen. - let s go eat, man. these kids, you know, they got long days. they wake up 4:45 or 5:00, and they don t leave off the hill with us until about 7:00 after practice, so, no, they go through a lot. - how many generations of coal in your family? - at least five. - wow. coach mike anderson is second in command. coal in anybody else s family? yeah? - like, trash man, that s a real common job in my family. - don t feel bad; trash men make more money than teachers do, chavo. [laughter] - fred fatback minko, micah woody mclaughlin, and cole chavo anderson are in many ways typical mountview players and students with the hopes and dreams of, well, any other high school students. homecoming. - it is. - how big a deal is football in general, and this game, and what you guys do? - you know, a lot of these ki
and as a team in here relying on each other, their limits are out of this world. anthony: now in the past, you to make big money working in coal. you don t have that kind of guarantee now. what do you see yourself doing in ten years? fred: journalism. anthony: journalism? micah: in ten years, i hope to be studying my phd and be a mechanical engineer. anthony: mechanical engineer? micah: yes, sir. cole: i m definitely going to be a neuropsychologist. anthony: neuropsychologist? cole: yup. anthony: what s tougher, life or football? group: life, definitely. micah: there s no halftime in life. there s no timeouts, there s no none of that. fred: that was a really good insight. [ laughter ] anthony: love thy brother is one thing that s all well and good. but these guys want to win. they need to win. and everyone will be watching. appalachia is my name
coach mike: at least five. anthony: wow. anthony: coach mike anderson is second in command. coal in anybody else s family? yeah? cole: like trash man, that s a real common job in my family. coach larry: don t feel bad. trash men make more money than teachers do, chavez. anthony: fred fat back minco, micah woogie mclaughlin, and cole chavo anderson are in many ways typical mount view players and students with the hopes and dreams of, well, any other high school students. anthony: homecoming. coach larry: it is. anthony: how big a deal is football in general, and this game, and what you guys do? coach: you know, a lot of these kids understand that there are not a lot of resources here. before you can kind of feel the dreariness that kind of lingered around the community. but now, you know, with these boys winning, the work ethic they re putting in, you can feel the support. you know, like, we did a few community outreach programs this summer. they feel that sens