In the early 1970s, the United States was much the same as in the radical \'60s
Americans dying in Vietnam, anti-war demonstrations on college campuses, conflict between blacks and whites in most major cities.
THORNRIDGE is about prejudice and acceptance, adversity and triumph, and a team that changed attitudes while the players were having the time of their lives..
This is their story told in their own words.
No team even came close.
Led by the national high school athlete of the year, Quinn Buckner, the Falcons stormed to a Perfect Season in 1972.
Fans in Black and White communities came together as Thornridge captured consecutive Illinois championships.
Then, the Thornridge basketball team started winning...
They were not warmly received.
Black students from nearby Phoenix now attended school with whites from Dolton and South Holland.
In predominantly White Dolton, a south Chicago suburb, busing had come to Thornridge High School.
In the early 1970s, the United States was much the same as in the radical \'60s
Americans dying in Vietnam, anti-war demonstrations on college campuses, conflict between blacks and whites in most major cities
