As Cody moves into a public high school dominated by vocal non-Christians whochallenge his faith, he finds himself reluctant to speak up--or even to admithe is Christian.
Cody struggles with jealousy when his teammates Pork Chop Porter and Terry Alston are called up to the junior varsity and varsity teams, and Cody is thrust into a leadership role on the freshman basketball team.
In Goal-Line Stand, Cody's football coach decides to move him into the wide receiver position, forcing Cody to compete with his good friend Brett Evans for a starting spot on the team.
High school freshman Cody Martin relies on his Christian faith to help him decide what sport to play during the spring season and, more important, to give him the courage to confront a friend who may be taking performance-enhancing drugs.