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Football coaches take on a Hail Mary mission to Portugal
Hall County men share their love of game and God with Portuguese players
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Flowery Branch High School head football coach Chris Griffin has the players run through practice drills during training sessions in Porto, Portugal.
Many a prayer has been offered up under the brilliance of stadium lights on Friday nights. Fans and players plead for divine Providence to have a Hail Mary pass be caught for a touchdown to win the game, for the well-being of an injured player, for the success — or failure — of a play. With the idea that sports can bring people to their knees, a group of rival Hall County coaches took the almost exclusively American game of football to Portugal.