In Full Court Press Cody tries out for the 8th grade basketball team. He makes the team, but his temper and up-bringing to 'turn the other cheek' are tested when he's challenged to a fight.
As Cody moves into a public high school dominated by vocal non-Christians who challenge his beliefs, he finds himself reluctant to speak up in defense of his faith---or even to admit he is a Christian.
Cody struggles with jealousy when his teammates Pork Chop Porter and Terry Alston are called up to the junior varsity and varsity teams, and Cody is thrust into a leadership role on the freshman basketball team.