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Finally Hutcheon spoke out about displaced families and absent father figures. 

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Finally Hutcheon spoke out about displaced families and absent father figures. 

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He wrote about this through Juke Jackson's character and relationship with his father which we saw unfold throughout the novel to see the issues there. This reflects the heads of households on school aged (18 and under) children in San Joaquin County versus in just Stockton. Notice the higher rates of households headed by women (single, separated, divorced, or widowed mothers)

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Family Structure for Children in Households, by City, School District and County (65,000 Residents or More) - Kidsdata.org

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Kidsdata.org promotes the health and well being of children in California by providing an easy to use resource that offers high-quality, wide-ranging, local data to those who work on behalf of children.

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Hutcheon also wrote about substance abuse through the main character's ex and current wife. 

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Hutcheon also wrote about substance abuse through the main character's ex and current wife. 

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Here are some statistics on drug abuse and alcohol abuse in San Joaquin county compared to the rest of the state. We have a higher rate of drug induced death than the state average.

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Article on Stockton being named Number 1 in violent crime rate two years in a row. 

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Article on Stockton being named Number 1 in violent crime rate two years in a row. 

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http://go.galegroup.com.ezproxy.deltacollege.edu/ps/i.do?p=STND&u=sjdc_main&id=GALE%7CA152392242&v=2.1&it=r&sid=ebsco#

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More about Stockton's sexual assault rates

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More about Stockton's sexual assault rates

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Quarterly crime statistics were released by the Stockton Police Department. While the department has seen a decrease in some crimes said they have seen a drop i...

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Hutcheon spoke out about domestic violence and sexual assault within the first few chapters of "Where Triples Go To Die" 

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Hutcheon spoke out about domestic violence and sexual assault within the first few chapters of "Where Triples Go To Die" 

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Stockton has a very high rate of assault and rape, exceeding the state's averages on both almost every year since 2002.

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Crime in Stockton, California (CA): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Stockton, CA California murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Phil Hutcheon works and lives in Stockton California with his partner.

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Phil Hutcheon works and lives in Stockton California with his partner.

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He has written numerous novels, the previous ones also focused on sports. This article is about his second novel released.

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Hutcheon has a lifelong interest in the role of sports in bringing people of different races together and aiding the integration of society.

"Think of people like Jackie Robinson, though the pioneers in football and basketball are less well-known than he is," Hutcheon said.

While football is definitely in the foreground, this is not a novel that takes the reader through a lot of games or a play-by-play rundown. Instead, it's more about the relationships between people who put together a football program, as well as about how race plays into team interactions and assignments.

In the novel, a football team is rocked by a scandal involving a coach and the problems that arise when the team hires an African American man as his replacement. At the center of the story is a relationship between a white counselor and a black football player who is vying for the quarterback position.

The story is liberally peppered with quick-witted dialogue, a habit Hutcheon picked up from reading a lot of Nick Hornby novels.

"I believe in the power of dialogue to move a story, so there's a chance even if football isn't your thing, you might enjoy the dialogue," he said.

Hutcheon is very interested in having his book play a role in current and ongoing conversations about race, civil rights and police brutality.

"When President Obama has called repeatedly for the need to have this conversation, we can't keep ducking it," he said.

For example, in the book, a racist white student uses the "n-word" in conversation with another character, saying that he can use the slur whenever he wants to because he has heard some African American students use the term. Hutcheon is personally confounded that the "n-word," which was high on a list of words not to use when he was growing up, has been so embraced by some members of the younger generation.

Though Hutcheon is white, he doesn't expect any backlash from readers who think he is trying to write about the black experience. He says it's evident that the main character isn't pretending to undermine the lived experiences of the black students he interacts with.

"There's nothing more annoying than the white person who pretends to understand the black experience," Hutcheon said.

Hutcheon is a professor at San Joaquin Delta College, teaching Composition in Film since 1990. He studied English and French at University of the Pacific and earned a doctorate in English literature from Rice University in Texas.

The book was released in last month and is available in the Delta College bookstore. His first novel, "Nobody Roots for Goliath," was released in 2006.

There's a few things Hutcheon wants his readers to take away from the story. That includes a greater understanding of the role sports can play in bringing races together, and the need for academic standards among student athletes.

"I also hope they have some laughs, particularly with the romantic relationship," he said.

Hutcheon lives in Stockton with his partner Joan Bailey, with whom he enjoys hikes at Lodi Lake Park. His ultimate dream is to help create a Lodi campus for Delta College, so he can both live and work closer to the lake.
Contact Sara Jane Pohlman at sarap@lodinews.com.

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Stockton teacher Phillip Hutcheon pens novel on love, football

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Hutcheon has a lifelong interest in the role of sports in bringing people of different races together and aiding the integration of society. "Think of people like Jackie Robinson, though the pioneers in football and basketball are less well-known than he is," Hutcheon said.