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In a small town with huge expectations, players and coaches embrace the pressure to reclaim what was once theirs: the state championship.
Chuck Filiaga, one of the top-ranked high school players in the country, moves from California to Aledo for his senior season and quickly becomes the talk of the town.
As Aledo opens its season, Quarterback Dillon Davis is feeling the pressure to bring home a state title and add to his family's legacy.
After the tragic death of a fellow student, Aledo's players and coaches pledge to honor his memory as they face off against a touted team from California.
In a town full of football fans, longtime locker room attendant Ernest Shipman might just be the Bearcats' biggest.
As four-star recruit Chuck Filiaga looks toward a future in football, his backup, Mason Jackson, is doing more than just riding the pine-he's cutting them down for a living.
The debate over Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel during the national anthem reaches the Aledo locker room as players and coaches prepare to play their first district game.
Amid the pomp and pageantry of homecoming week, several Bearcat players find a new way to raise awareness amid national racial tension.
Aledo's winning ways begin at the elementary school level and continue with a former state champion coming back to coach this year's quarterback to new heights.
The father of an autistic student sends a 'complaint' to the Aledo High School athletic director about two football players who have changed his son's life forever.
If Aledo's success and winning traditions can be traced to one man, it is athletic director and former head football coach Tim Buchanan.
There is another powerhouse in Aledo: the Bearcat Regiment band, 200 members strong. Their hard work and precision pays off, especially on game days.
For Aledo's seniors, their final game at Bearcat Stadium is a bittersweet reminder that high school and football go by in a flash.
At 5-foot-9, James Williams is the heart of the Bearcats' defense and won't let any challenge get in the way of his football dreams.
Aledo faces its toughest matchup yet, but a relentless effort by the defense-and a visit from a Bearcat legend-provide plenty of motivation.
Practicing on Thanksgiving is a tradition at Aledo, where the Bearcat family prepared to feast on another playoff opponent.
A rugged rodeo kid and a competitive fishing star forge a friendship and look to the future beyond football as Aledo moves closer to another state title at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The Bearcats draw inspiration from visiting University of Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh as they face their state semifinal demons without one of their best players on defense.
From the dawn of another state championship to the last down at AT&T Stadium, the 2016 Aledo Bearcats savor every moment of a dream season.
The cheers have faded, the players have put up their pads and the coaches are getting ready for next season. But Aledo's 2016 journey to state will be etched in their memories forever.
They now take the field as Lions, Horned Frogs, Cowboys and Wolverines. But they'll always be Bearcats.
