And, I think it's a great tribute to (Kelly) and a great tribute to our kids and that team," said Ladouceur. "It brings us back to a time 10 years ago that, you know, some hard things happened. It goes back to Hayes’ and Larson’s days at the Times in the mid-’90s covering De La Salle, a private Catholic school for boys known for its powerhouse football program, which. The movie also focuses on the Spartans' impressive 151-game winning streak under Coach Bob Ladouceur and what happened to the program when the streak ended. The true story of a Concord high school football team's legendary 12-year winning streak will fill some 3,000 movie screens today during the nationwide premiere of When the Game Stands Tall. It was a bittersweet situation," he said. The movie depicts Terrance's tragic story. A 15-year-old Richmond boy was charged with his murder and later convicted. Days before leaving to play at the University of Oregon on scholarship, he was shot and killed. Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL tells the remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel), who took the De La. His son was on De La Salle's football team in the early 2000's. "That was my baby, that was my baby, you know? We was best friends," he said. Serra junior linebacker Danny Niu, left, celebrates a Padres. Landrin Kelly's home office in Suisun City is decorated with pictures, football jerseys and old newspaper articles about his son Terrance. The scoreboard at Owens Field displays the final score in Serra's 24-21 win over De La Salle last Friday in Concord. Kelly's father has already seen the film and calls it an emotional story about brotherhood and leadership. There are movie posters for "When the Game Stands Tall" all over the Concord campus. The story of the East Bay football team inspired a movie that's out in theaters next week.īut, the sudden loss of a teammate and star linebacker, Terrance Kelly, changed everything. (KGO) - In 2004, the De La Salle High School Spartans had the longest winning-streak in the country. John Bosco coach Jason Negro are committed to making the game happen."When the Game Stands Tall" focuses on the De La Salle Spartans' impressive 151-game winning streak under Coach Bob Ladouceur.ĬONCORD, Calif. Some are planning to arrive on game day and return home the same night.Īlumbaugh and St. With required social distancing measures, it could mean lots of buses being used as well as parents transporting their sons individually. John Bosco at 7 p.m., although the time might change for television and the site could change depending on county health regulations.ĭe La Salle coach Justin Alumbaugh said the mode of transportation to get his players to Southern California is to be decided. The game is scheduled to be played at St. 8 in a rematch of last year’s CIF Open Division state championship bowl game.īoth schools had out-of-state games canceled when the CIF delayed the start of fall sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic. John Bosco and Concord De La Salle announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to play on Jan. There’s still uncertainty whether California’s high school football season will launch as scheduled in three months, but there’s no uncertainty about which opening game will draw the most attention after Bellflower St.
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