Underdogs

In Western Pennsylvania, residents at the Abraxas I adolescent treatment center earn the right to play football on the local high school team. A Sports Illustrated Original.

After a massive wildfire ravaged their Northern California community, the Middletown High School Football team returned to the field to try and heal. A Sports Illustrated Original.

In one of America's most dangerous cities, football was a reprieve for the players at East St. Louis High School - until their season was put at risk. A Sports Illustrated Original.

For many seniors at Faga'itua High School in American Samoa, their championship game was not just the end of their season, but a chapter of their lives. A Sports Illustrated Original.