"It was going to be the best year of my life. This year we"d go to State and win it all. That"s all I thought about. In March, I was going to be cutting down the net and holding a trophy in the air." Sixteen-year-old All-State, Janey Holmes is devastated, her dream shattered. Her old school suddenly closes over the summer and she finds herself at a new school, on a basketball team that hasn"t won a game in over three years. As the Riverside Ravens climb from a hopeless start to challenge the best teams in the District, Janey learns what happens when her passion for the game and loyalty to her team is threatened by her explosive temper and the free-fall desires of first love.