HBO Previews Four-Part High School Football Docuseries The Cost of Winning

"It's not about football. It's about getting your degree and making a difference in your community."

Saint Frances Academy in Baltimore, "one of the poorest schools in the country in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country," nonetheless has a powerhouse high school football program that is profiled in the new four-part documentary series The Cost of Winning. The Panthers are a team so strong that their own league — made up of mostly white Catholic schools — is coming up with excuses not to let them play for a championship.

The Cost of Winning premieres November 10 at 9:00 PM ET on HBO.

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