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80-Yard Run A Twenty-Week, Coast-To-Coast Quest for the Heart of High School Football

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ISBN-10: 1602392846

ISBN-13: 9781602392847

Edition: 2008

Authors: Theron Hopkins

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"In the absorbing80-Yard Run, Theron Hopkins has written about high school football with a kick returner's ardor to get from one end zone to the other."--Jere Longman,The New York Times Over the course of a single football season, author Theron Hopkins travels from summer practice to a row of state championships, culminating in the Texas 5A state title game in San Antonio's Alamodome. On the way, he discovers a world wreathed with Friday night lights that offers a miraculous spectacle of hope and drama in such far-flung locales as Hillsborough, North Carolina, Valentine, Nebraska, and Sutter, California. He also finds that the blinding halogen glare is only a part--and maybe not even the…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

Coach the Ones You Got: Blanco High School Panthers: Blanco, Texas
Where They Start and Where They Finish: Warren Central High School Vikings: Vicksburg, Mississippi
The Big "If": Valdosta High School Wildcats: Valdosta, Georgia
What It's All About: Orange High School Panthers: Hillsborough, North Carolina
All the Little Things: Bethlehem Catholic High School Golden Hawks: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
How Things Come Together: Corcoran High School Cougars: Syracuse, New York
On the Road: Washington High School Tigers: Massillon, Ohio
Practice Like You Play: Bettendorf High School Bulldogs: Bettendorf, Iowa
Stoke the Fire: Valentine Rural High School Badgers: Valentine, Nebraska
You Have to Play: Sheridan High School Broncs: Sheridan, Wyoming
Strap 'Em Up: Charles M. Russell High School Rustlers: Great Falls, Montana
The Next Play: Kamiakin High School Braves: Kennewick, Washington
Playing for Pride: Waldport High School Fightin' Irish: Waldport, Oregon
Making a Statement: Sutter Union High School Huskies: Sutter, California
Stay at Home: Grant High School Pacers: Sacramento, California
The Second Time Around: Bishop Manogue High School Miners: Reno, Nevada
Accept Excellence: Mountain View High School Toros: Mesa, Arizona
Forty-Eight Minutes for Redemption: Mayfield High School Trojans: Las Cruces, New Mexico
The Long Run: Fort Davis High School Indians: Fort Davis, Texas
Finish Strong: Katy High School Tigers: Katy, Texas
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