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My oldest daughter Kayla is a senior at Cathedral Catholic High School.  She’s been on the Dance Team the last four years, which performs during halftime at the home football games – which means I’ve seen a lot of high school football lately!

The Dons completed a perfect 14-0 season last night, winning the 2008 Division II High School State Championship with a thrilling 37-34 victory over Stockton St. Mary’s at the Home Depot Center in Carson. 

Tyler Gaffney, their star running back, ran for 329 yards and five touchdowns, both state bowl records. He’s been incredible this year, running for 2,872 yards and scoring 56 touchdowns (48 rushing), which ties him for fourth all-time in state history for TDs in one season. 

Here’s #56, the one Cathedral had to score to win with less than 2 minutes left, after St. Mary’s had ran back the kickoff for a touchdown to take the lead (18 sec):

He ran long touchdown scrambles in every game, usually carrying multiple tacklers with him. Hopefully he’ll have a long career ahead – USC, Stanford, and Notre Dame are his three leading choices for college.

My kid is having the perfect season too – a few weeks back she won homecoming queen!

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