The magnitude of the win could be measured by the extent of the celebration. Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us thumped over the loudspeakers as coach Hardy Nickerson and his players strutted to midfield for the postgame handshake line. The victors raced back to their sideline, mobbed each other and eventually snapped a team photo. At last, the Foothill League belongs to Bishop O'Dowd again.
Deji Ajose said after the Dragons' 35-9 smackdown of Moreau Catholic, 'We knew this was going to be our league championship. We came in really dialed in, we had our game plan, and we stuck to it.' The matchup featured the only two remaining undefeated teams against each other in the league.
'At halftime, we went in, talked about it, and when we came out, the kids came out and executed like clockwork,' Coach Nickerson expressed. 'I'm so proud of my kids, so proud of what they've done. This is big. We said, Moreau Catholic's undefeated in league; we're undefeated in league. This is a big game.'
Nickerson mentioned this win as O'Dowd's fourth consecutive victory, noting, 'This is the first time in like four or five years that we've had a four-game win streak. It's coming together.' Ajose, committed to the University of Washington, made significant plays, including an interception returned for a touchdown.
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