Brockton, Mass: Down-on-its-Luck City Shines On Court

As part of our series "The Kitchen Table," we’re embedding in the community of Brockton, Mass., to get a firsthand look at how the city, where unemployment is already at 10 percent, is coping with the recession and preparing for the challenges ahead. A high school basketball game last night symbolized its troubles and its determination. 

After an undefeated season, the Brockton High Boxers
earned a spot to the State basketball semi-finals at the Boston Garden — on the same court that the reigning NBA Champions call home. But for
hundreds of students at Brockton High, there one thing was standing in the way
of seeing that moment — $8…check it out.