However, at this point in Jesse’s life, he is pretty much immune to the abuse projected by his fellow peers. This high school is your typical stereotype with its popular football hero (Big Jake) and the beautiful (Miss Alburn) the captain of the cheerleading squad. These two characters are like the King and Queen of the school and are even treated as royalty by the whole town. The community is all about their football, like in the days when ancient Rome pitted gladiators against one another on the battlefield and cheered uncontrollably when their hero would rise from the dust. But little did the town know that they were about to witness true heroics from somewhere so unexpected. It was the first game of the season, and the school was prepping for a home game. The whole town was pitching in with graffiti and posters throughout the halls and classrooms and even downtown Main St. There was to be a prep rally on Friday, as the game would be played on Saturday. This meant that Friday was a half day. The first half of the day would be for study and the second would be reserved for rallying the