The First String Tackling Dummy: The Player Who Never Gave Up

Ryan Moore, the star running back for Saint Ignatius High School, is forced to go on the run from a gang member named Thurman Adams whom he humiliated in a youth boxing match. On the night that Ryan’s team won the City Championship, Thurman Adams invades Ryan’s home, kills his mother, and then threatens to kill Ryan, forcing him to transfer to another high school under an assumed name.Ryan faces many challenges at the new school which is located in a wealthy suburb called Jefferson Heights. The football team already has a star running back who is about to break the State rushing record and is not about to be pulled from the starting position. Ryan makes the varsity squad, but he is assigned to the scout team, and his chances of being able to play in a game and be noticed by college recruiters is remote.But Ryan shares one characteristic with his nemesis and that is persistence. While Ryan struggles to get a shot at the starting position on his new team, Thurman Adams concentrates on hunting down Ryan so he can kill him.Both are destined to meet again. This time, it could be on a football field.