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Branch McCracken playedeighth-grade basketball his sixth-, seventh-,and eighth-grade years

Branch McCracken played
eighth-grade basketball his sixth-, seventh-,
and eighth-grade years

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Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball
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his sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade years.
Duration
8 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:01
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Civic Film LLC,Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,PBS

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Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
And then he got on the high school team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
And then he got on the high school team,
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team,
There were 70 teams there from three different states, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
There were 70 teams there from three different states,
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy.
Well, now it's at the library for the display, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
Well, now it's at the library for the display,
Branch McCracken was so well-known - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
Branch McCracken was so well-known
As a high-school player, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
As a high-school player,
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points,
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball,
And he was such a dominant football player - Monrovia, Indiana 00:14
And he was such a dominant football player
As an IU coach, he won two national championships. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
As an IU coach, he won two national championships.
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football,
Like, if you want to change anything at the field, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:16
Like, if you want to change anything at the field,
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football,
My dad's like, are you... "We're going tonight." - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
My dad's like, are you... "We're going tonigh...
Well, Monrovia had this tradition - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
Well, Monrovia had this tradition
We were the first, first football team - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
We were the first, first football team
Then after you had two days of two-a-days, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Then after you had two days of two-a-days,
And everybody spent through, like, Wednesday to Saturday - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
And everybody spent through, like, Wednesday to Saturday
And all the moms would cook food, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And all the moms would cook food,