Thunderbird wins 4A-II title on field goal in OT
December 4, 2010
by
Don Ketchum,
AZPreps365
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By Don Ketchum
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A group of Phoenix Thunderbird football players held up the Class 4A Division II state championship trophy and approached coach Brent Wittenwyler. "="">
“It’s waiting, waiting for a smooch,’’ said one of the players.
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Finally, Wittenwyler relented and planted his lips on the golden football.
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The long, improbable journey was complete.
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Thunderbird had emerged from the shadows as the No. 13 seed to win the first football title since the school opened in 1972, a 25-22 heart-stopping victory in overtime over unbeaten, second-seeded Gilbert Williams Field on Saturday at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium.
