Ralph has it all in high school. He's dating the most popular girl in the school, he has straight A's, and he's the best player on his basketball team. As he enters his senior year, everything starts going downhill. He suffers a painful breakup and is taken off the basketball team after missing tryouts, all of which knock him off the popular list as a new kid named Daryl takes his throne. As he's forced into an unwilling fresh start, he meets Daryl's sister Jean and he starts to learn that being popular isn't really a true source of happiness.