Pete is High School's power forward. He isn't the most talented, but he's big and he's dedicated. To get where he needs to go he has to lead from the front. His former teammate, Sam, won a coveted scholarship to the exclusive school that is High School's bitter crosstown rival. Now Sam has to win at all costs. The stage is set for a stunning climax.

In the intense heat of Australia's Gold Coast, rival families battle one another for supremacy in an industry where very few make it. Alex Kirkpatrick loves crushing rock. Like his father, he's addicted to the dust, the noise, getting amongst it. Alex's father does not suffer fools gladly and he's as hard on himself as he is on others. But there's more to him than his abrupt Aussie manner suggests. The sharks in the ocean might be safer than the sharks circling back on land.