- 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
that there s not a lot of resources here, and before, you can kind of feel the dreariness that kind of lingered around the community, but now, you know, with these boys winning, with the worth ethic they re putting in, you can feel the support, and they feel it. they feel that sense of pride. - how has this football program changed your life? - it gives me something to do, stay out of trouble. - some of these guys have changed 100%. they had no guidance, no discipline. and as a team in here relying on each other, their limits are out of this world. - now, in the past, you could ve made big money in you know, working in coal. you don t have that kind of guarantee now. what do you see yourself doing in ten years? - journalism. - journalism. - i hope in ten years, i hope to be studying my phd and be a mechanical engineer. - mechanical engineer. - yes, sir. - i m definitely gonna be a neuro psychologist. - neuro psychologist? - yep. - you know, what s tougher, life or football? - life. - l
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
other things that they need to do. if people are very high risk of having severe illness, complications, three or more risk factors, that is a different story. for regular people, i think just being locked in and living like this, it has its effects, too. it can take its toll in depression, anxiety, all types of things. just the dreariness and the bleak outlook, i think they that takes its toll on people, too. the liver transplant rate from alcoholic hepatitis tripled last year. you re seeing the effects in other forms and we need to take that into account. our focus has been on covid but it s not helped other people s health and well being in so many ways. jackie: i have spoken with acquaintances traveling and said listen, i got my vaccine, i got my booster. it s time to live life.