Audio slide show: More than a game
Football is the tie that binds players and coaches as they face the realities of life in South Los Angeles.
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Dorsey-Crenshaw is the rivalry game in black Los Angeles, pitting two of the last predominantly African American high schools in an increasingly Latino city.
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