In Texas, high school football is akin to religion. On Friday nights, when the players take the field, the school communities of students, teachers, parents and neighbors all come together to witness the spectacle that takes place out on the field of battle. But a game between Gainesville State School and Grapevine Faith, in Grapevine Texas took place in November 2008 was different than anything else that had ever taken place before.

Grapevine Faith Head Coach Kris Hogan instructed the home fans to help cheer for the other team. A strange concept to be sure, but once you understand the reason you will have a new-found faith in humanity.

Gainesville State School is a maximum security juvenile detention center, and all of the players on the Tornado's roster have been convicted of at least one felony. When they aren't travelling to football games, the Tornado players are locked up behind barbed wire fences and cinder block walls. Few of their players have families or friends that visit them let alone travel to watch the kids play football.

That's why coach Kris Hogan made this special request of his own school. The fans formed a 40-yard spirit line for the Tornadoes to run past, and a banner for them to break through as they took the field. It was a completely normal experience for the average Texas football player, but an experience none of the Tornadoes had ever experienced. Hogan was forced to face some tough questions from his own school, why are we supposed to do this?

Hogan answered with perfect reply, "Imagine if you didn't have a home life. Imagine if everybody had pretty much given up on you. Now imagine what it would mean for hundreds of people to suddenly believe in you."

More than 200 fans sat in the visiting team section of the stands holding signs supporting Gainesville, cheering for them as they came onto the field, and supporting them throughout the game.

"We can tell people are a little afraid of us when we come to the games," added Gerald, another Gainesville player. "You can see it in their eyes. They're lookin' at us like we're criminals. But these people, they were yellin' for us! By our names!"

Gainesville players, each and every one of them felt like normal kids for one special night. After the game both teams gathered at midfield to pray.

That single game has now turned into a yearly contest dubbed "The One Heart Bowl." The contest is played at Grapevine and every year half the stands are filled with people ready and willing to cheer on the Gainesville State Tornadoes. One act of kindness may have changed the lives of many that desperately needed the help.