More than anything Boots Raymond wants to be a quarterback for the Apollos. But because of his size, the coach assigns Tim to a tackle position. Boots rebels and almost quits the team, but his brother intercepts and teaches Boots a valuable lesson he learned from being a soldier.

Everyone in Johnny Reese's new school assumes that his long legs will make him the star of the White Cats basketball team. However, his legs have no spring, and shorter team-mates can easily outjump him. On top of his troubles on the court, Johnny has to get used to a new father and stepbrother.