(cheers and applause) extra point is good. pahokee 14, baker 0. (band playing) (whistle blowing) (announcer speaking indistinctly) (cheering, band playing) (cheering intensifies) (announcer speaking indistinctly) (cheering) pahokee 14, baker 7. (cheering)

(cheering) (whistle blowing) - (wailing) - relax, relax. relax, bro. (wailing continues) (cheers and applause) (whistle blowing) - quarterback keeper! touchdown, baker gators! (cheers and applause) cheerleaders: ♪ let's go, tj, let's go ♪ ♪ let's go, tj, let's go (cheering) - touchdown, pahokee blue devils! (band playing)

(cheers and applause) crowd: three, two, one! (cheers and screaming) (announcer speaking indistinctly) pahokee blue devils 34, baker gators 21. (cheers and applause) (shouting) - bro, i can't believe this! - all of those guys are excellent football players, but even better people. the character on these kids is huge. i like to tell folks i wear them because i was around kids that got it. these kids got it, and they worked their butts off. (cheerful shouting) - hold the baby, hold the baby, hold the baby. hey, hold the baby! hold the baby, hold the baby! (indistinct shouting)

- hey, everybody, look right here! one time. (cheering) - you appreciate the state title. anything you can say about it? bj: yeah, thank you, god, that's all i can say. - let's go, baby! - (murmuring) (rap music playing) (cheering, screaming, noisemakers rattling) - ♪ i'm from pahokee, florida ♪ ♪ i'm from pahokee, florida ♪ (rap song continues) (indistinct chatter) - has it sunk in yet? how amazing has it been for these last couple of weeks

to be considered a state champion? bj: at first, it didn't feel like it was, like, you know, real. but now has it, has it sunk in, and it just, like, been crazy. everyone been congratulating us. people who i don't even know just see pahokee on my chest, and then they say, "thank you for making this community happy again." (horn honking) (percussion playing) (percussion continues) (horn honking) - all right, fellas! congratulations! (horn honking) (horn honking)

(indistinct chatter, horn honking) (percussion playing) ("friday" by sir charles jones playing) - ♪ to come out and have a good time ♪ ♪ i been spending my money on everybody else ♪ ♪ tonight i'm gonna spend every dime ♪ ♪ 'cause it's friday ♪ ♪ it's friday ♪ ♪ yes, it is ♪ ♪ gonna get my groove on ♪ ♪ i'm gonna party and get my groove on ♪ ♪ get my groove on ♪

♪ it's friday ♪ ♪ friday, baby ♪ ♪ oh ♪ ♪ and i'm gonna party hardy ♪ - it's friday, we're gonna have us a good time. (new song plays, fades) (percussion playing) (chanting) (chanting) (drumline continues) (excited shouting, chatter) - you gonna wave? - i don't know.

- you don't get any candy unless you wave. (candy clatters) (excited chatter) - santa! (excited chatter) - merry christmas! thank you! look at santa claus! (thunder rumbling) (indistinct chatter) (animals chittering, chirping) (news theme playing) - starting with the disappointment of some dejected young football players in pahokee tonight. the blue devils being stripped of the state title

they just won. pahokee high admits to putting an ineligible player on the field. - yes. - the principal says a data error was made. - what the worst thing for the kids is, human error took something from them that they worked completely hard for. you know, it was nothing that was malice. there was nothing intentional done. it was just, it's just human error. - they can't-- they might take the trophy, the physical trophy,■ but they can't take the heart. we still champions. man, this hurts. - all right, todd. beautiful night across south florida, a nice little ocean breeze. current temperature mild, 73... (birds chirping) - all right, good morning. we're here to see that the student and/or school receive their due process as outlined in the fhsaa bylaws. - as stated in our appeal, we are requesting a waiver.

the student was a non-traditional student enrolled in a nearby charter school. had the system properly flagged the student, the school would've immediately requested an undue hardship waiver. i'm going to ask principal michael aronson a few questions. could you briefly tell us what kind of an impact this season's football team's successhas had on the school and the community in general? aronson: pahokee is a small rural town of about 6,000 people that support the high school football program with their heart and soul. many of our student athletes depend on the success and publicity of the football program to buoy their chances for a college education. many are the first in their families to attend college, and the kids and coaches did everything they were supposed to do on and off the field-- excuse me-- to secure the state championship and have been devastated by this data entry error. - i'm going to ask the student's mother now a few questions. are there any factors,

such as a serious illness in your family, that affected your son's ability to do well in high school? - yes, on january 1 of 2014, his father had a massive stroke. every other day, i had to take my kids to the hospital because they were saying that his daddy wasn't going to make it. (crying) - i know this is very difficult. you don't have to go into the full details, but briefly describe how it impacted your family. - (crying): it tore my family up. i'm sorry. - do you think that your illnesses and your husband's illness affected your son's ability to do well at school? - it messed up all of us. - i'm gonna ask the student a few questions. did you play any high school sports before this year? - no, ma'am. - okay. why did you want to play this year? - to make my family happy.

- were you aware that you were breaking any rules? - no, ma'am. - questions or comments from the committee. - i have a hard time with the fact that, especially a student that's coming from a non-traditional school to play, there should be either more oversight and review prior to allowing the student to play, and it seems like that failed here. as a result of that, i make a motion not to approve the appeal. - all in favor of the motion to deny the request indicate by raising your hands. - the infractions committee has voted to deny your request for a waiver of fhsaa regulations. (distant fire crackling) (fire crackling loudly)

(distant excited chatter) (distant engine starts, excited chatter continues) - the one thing i really love about college football is today. it's all those youngsters out there that have worked hard, their families have invested in their educational and their academic careers, and now is the day when they can walk and decide and commit to a university. (bell chiming) - and when you hear the chime, that means one of the players in the espn 300 has committed. and this is more good news from florida.

and one of the storylines we've been tracking in recent days is the criticism of some of florida's class, knowing they needed to close well today. they're doing so, louis.■ - well, they are. and they've obviously exceeded expectations. - mom, we're gonna go. tyron: you can't find your medal? bj: my gold one... - put your medal on. bj (quietly): we're not state champs. - baby, y'all state champs. i don't care what they say. (percussion playing) (crowd cheering)

(percussion continues) - with no further ado, mr. crawford. (cheering) bj: first off... (microphone not working) first off, i would like to thank god for this opportunity, and this decision today is dedicated to my grandparents. (audience swooning) for the next three or four years, i will be attending famu university. (percussion playing, cheers and applause)

- good job, mr. crawford. mr. tyron arnett, jr.■ (cheers and applause) tyron: first off, i want to thank god. all of my three coaches make me a better man on and off the field. and for the next three to four years, i'll be taking my talents to... (indistinct chatter) (cheers and applause) ...western michigan university. (percussion playing) - once again, we are extremely proud of each one of these young men. for the seniors who haven't quite found a home to go to, understand we're still praying for you, we're still working on your behalf. and with god's blessing, something will come through shortly. thank you, guys. (cheers and applause) (band playing)

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(rooster crowing) (excited chatter) - y'all go find some eggs. - yo! (excited chatter) (excited chatter) (indistinct chatter)

(excited chatter) (gunshots) (yelling) (car horns honking) (engine revving) (people shouting) (gunshots) - stay down! stay down! - mommy, no! - just stay down! do not get up! put your head down! put your head down! (people shouting) - come over here. - ta'kilah! come on here! (sirens) (shouting, wailing)

- you see this? this man is dying out here. do you see this? - get the kids outta here! - all the kids, we're asking for the kids to leave! all kids, please leave! all kids, leave! (indistinct shouting) (ambulance siren wailing) (reverse signal beeping) (siren, beeping fading out) na'kerria: i swear.

it's like... (sighs) ...one thing after another. it's, like, every time something's good, it's, like, don't get too happy because the downfall is coming. i'm just dealing, i guess, just dealing with stuff and waiting to get my results back from fam, preparing for a.c.t. hopefully, i can, you know, pass that, go and get that out of the way, because i really want to get accepted to famu university, so i can go to school and just get away from here. like, i'm ready for may, may 18 to come so i can just graduate, and just, you know, leave and start a new life. i'm ready for that. (rap music playing)

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jocabed and man: (cash register keys beeping) jocabed: why are you so quiet? - shy. (jocabed laughs) jocabed (in spanish): don't be shy. (keys on register beeping) (cash drawer opens) - (in spanish): jocabed (in spanish): (water running) - (in spanish): boyfriend and esther: man and esther: woman (in spanish): (device beeping) (dogs barking)

(barking continues) jocabed (crying): oh, my god. (sobbing) (sniffling, phone dialing out) (barking continues) ruth (on phone): hello? jocabed: are you busy? - i'm right here. what's up? jocabed: ruth... - i'm almost home. (jocabed sniffles) jocabed: i got accepted, ruth. - you got accepted? jocabed: (crying): yeah! - oh, my god! i'm so happy for you, baby girl! jocabed: (crying): i'm crying right now. i didn't think i was going to get accepted.

- you worked so hard. why weren't you going to get accepted? jocabed: i guess i always underestimate myself. - well, now you know that you don't. you shouldn't, because you got accepted. (jocabed sniffling, chuckling) jocabed: yeah, i wanted to call you and i wanted to call ana. - that's great.■ i am so happy for you. jocabed (chuckles): thanks, bro. - i'm so happy for you. you deserve it. 100%. man (speaking spanish): esther (speaking spanish): jocabed: hi. (in spanish):

martin (in spanish): jocabed (in spanish): martin (in spanish): jocabed (in spanish): esther (in spanish): jocabed (in spanish): man (in spanish): jocabed and woman: jocabed (in spanish): esther (in spanish): jocabed and esther: esther (in spanish): man (in spanish): esther (in spanish): jocabed (in spanish): esther (in spanish): martin (in spanish):

jocabed: thank you, dad. jocabed: esther (in spanish): (animal chittering) (indistinct chatter) (laughter) (indistinct chatter) (girls squealing) (cheering) - so what do you say, tamia? tamia: yeah! (girls swooning) (loud pop, people exclaiming) (cheers and applause)

(girls squealing, cheering) (indistinct chatter) wait a minute. ooh! come on, hurry up. (girl squealing) (indistinct chatter) - it's two princesses. - it's two princesses. - girl, y'all so pretty. that's ridiculous. i wish your daddy would see this... (excited chatter) (engines revving) (rap music playing) (engines revving)

(excited chatter) (pop music playing) (girls calling out) (crowd chattering) - ooh, that's so pretty. that is so pretty. (horns honking) - all right, girl! - is she a celebrity? - no, tess! - let me fix her hair. sorry. - hey, get with jerome! i'll bet he can take any type of picture. (excited chatter) (rap music playing)

- ain't no limo! - that's a lamborghini. (excited chatter, rap music playing) - i love that. stand on that side. (excited chatter) - here we go. one. one, two, three. (excited chatter) (rap music playing, excited chatter) - yeah, she need to go viral! she does. she needs to go viral... (distant music playing, excited chatter) - now, turn that dress out at the bottom. (distant music playing, excited chatter)

get a picture of anisha. get a picture of harry. i want you to get a picture of harry. i want his mama to see that. (indistinct chatter) - hey. hey. look alive. hey, y'all, i'm the first one here, man. let's go, man, let's do it. listen, man. - you ready? ("dreams and nightmares" by meek mill playing) ♪ uh. what you doin'? uh ♪ ♪ i used to pray for times like this ♪ ♪ to rhyme like this ♪