"From journalist Abe Streep, the story of coming of age on a reservation in the American West and a team uniting a community March 11, 2017, was a night to remember: in front of the hopeful eyes of thousands of friends, family members, and fans, the Arlee Warriors would finally bring the high school basketball state championship title home to the Flathead Indian Reservation. The game would become the stuff of legend, with the boys revered as local heroes. The team's place in Montana history was now cemented, but for starters Will Mesteth, Jr. and Phillip Malatare, life would keep moving on-senior year was only just beginning. In Brothers on Three, we follow Phil and Will, along with their teammates, coaches, and families, as they balance the pressures of adolescence, shoulder the dreams of their community, and chart their own individual courses for the future. Brothers on Three is not simply a story about high school basketball, about state championships and a winning team. It is a book about community, and it is about boys on the cusp of adulthood, finding their way through the intersecting worlds they inhabit and forging their own paths to personhood"--. Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-349)

Prologue: I'll be there -- Part One: We just know -- They're following you -- We need her -- This crazy feeling of infinity -- Part Two: Keep up -- Never do it for yourself -- Almost exactly the same -- He don't like to go far -- Part Three: A brutal truth -- Who's tired? -- This is the right now -- Why do you care what other people think? -- It's not by accident -- How can it be business? -- Should we smile? -- A perfect world -- As good as your word -- If it could just be this -- It can also break your heart -- "Love you" on three -- Part Four: The cracks -- The singing -- Home -- Must be the new shoes -- Where it all began -- Where we're gonna be -- Epilogue: We're still playing -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgments -- Notes.