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VETERAN’S DAY
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November 11, 2015
Arts &
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Wrong choices take a team from glory to disaster in the new film
“Carter High” which opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, Nov.
13.
Wrong Choices
Derail a Legacy
‘Carter High’
tells tragic
story from
glory to
disaster
It is one of the most storied,
yet tragic tales of Texas high
school football history, perhaps
all of high school football.
In 1988, the David W. Car-
ter High School football team
in Dallas seemed a story of
success and boundless prom-
ise, the stuff of legend. It was
the Texas 5A state champion,
rated one of the best teams in
the nation and possibly the best
ever in Texas history. It was
chocked with talent, including
one player who would even-
tually become a five-time pro
bowler in the NFL.
Bad youthful decisions,
however, derailed the team’s
legacy, brought shame to the
school and its players’ com-
munity and landed five of the
team members behind bars for
armed robbery, including its
star player.
It is that part of the story
that writer and producer Arthur
Muhammad said he is trying to
drive home in his new movie,
“Carter High,” which opens in
theaters nationwide on Friday,
Nov. 13.