Robby doesn't smile so much when Jim, his best friend and co-captain of the team, is suspended from the team for drinking, the sadistic coach finally crosses the line in practice, and the girl he's interested in turns out to be eccentric and unpredictable, with a bad secret.

And Robby's got to lead his team to the State championships to win a soccer scholarship for college

An exciting, realistic coming of age novel of a smart star athlete surviving in high school.