10 more high school sports stories worthy of Hollywood

Script writers and producers take note — here are 10 stories that could certainly deliver. We've even partially cast some of the crew.

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May 4, 2014, 10:00pm

"Point Pleasant Persistence"
During the finest football season in the nearly 100-year history of Point Pleasant Beach High School, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the middle of the small Jersey Shore borough. The Garnet Gulls persevered not only on the field, but in the community.
During the finest football season in the nearly 100-year history of Point Pleasant Beach High School, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the middle of the small Jersey Shore borough. The Garnet Gulls persevered not only on the field, but in the community.
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Essentials
In the middle of what looked to be their greatest season, the players and families of the Point Pleasant Beach (N.J.) football team were rocked to the ground by Hurricane Sandy, which claimed 286 lives, spanned 1,100 miles and caused $68 billion in damages. Undaunted, the Garnet Gulls won their first 10 games only to be upset in the state Central Group 1 semifinals. If Point Pleasant could largely overcome the region's biggest storm, it could certainly respond to a measly but painful defeat. It did, by winning a 2013 state title.

Casting call
Beau Bridges could play Point Pleasant Beach's likeable and centered head coach John Wagner. The rest of the cast could be filled in by the Friday Night Lights crew.


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