Mike Pettine is the winningest coach in Pennsylvania Big School history, with 15 undefeated seasons. In 1999, he enters the season cautiously pessimistic about his team's chances for another state title. That is his nature, always looking for the weakness, the problem. That's what makes him a good coach. But nothing can prepare him for the season that lies ahead of him and his Central Bucks West Bucks.
There are thousands of high school football teams in America. This film is about one of the most extraordinary seasons of one such team CB West. Extraordinary because they are ranked #5 in the nation. Extraordinary because they have the #1 fullback in America. Extraordinary because legendary Head Coach Mike Pettine has built a program there with over 300 wins in 32 years. Perhaps most extraordinary, CB West is going for its third straight State Title and looking to extend its 30-game win streak. But Coach Pettine had many obstacles on his way to Hershey, site of the State Championship game. Having hinted that this could be his last year, he is burdened by a major life decision while he focuses on football. Aggravating his situation is the last game on the regular season schedule. The #2 ranked team in the state. North Penn. Coached by
none other than
Mike Pettine Jr., his only son.
In the end, THE LAST GAME is about a man who faces so much drama, triumph and turmoil that it will force him to make a major decision to the delight of some and the dismay of others. It's about his relationship with his son, who is also his rival, and his wife, the mother of his son, who is caught in the middle. It's about how he deals with one of the best players in the country, a rebel with a cause, and that cause is better statistics. There may be thousands of high school football teams in America, but the story of CB West is one in a million.