Congratulations, Grant High School!

StevenHW

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I usually don't follow the local high school football scene, but I just want to congratulate the Grant High School Pacers, for beating the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits, 25-20, to win the Sacramento-area's first-ever statewide high school football championship! :)

http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/1490247.html

http://www.sacbee.com/preps/story/1490235.html


There will be a parade on Tuesday! The SacBee said that it will begin at Del Paso Heights School and make its way to downtown!

Once again, WTG, Pacers!!! :D
 
I thought they didn't have state wide championships and that they just had CIF section championships. Either way congratulations to them lbp is a football power house
 
est.1999 said:
I thought they didn't have state wide championships and that they just had CIF section championships. Either way congratulations to them lbp is a football power house
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They played the number one ranked team in the state for the state championship and won.
 
est.1999 said:
I thought they didn't have state wide championships and that they just had CIF section championships. Either way congratulations to them lbp is a football power house
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Apparently it was done from 1917 to 1927 and then not again until this year.

Long Beach Poly had won one in 1919 and were very heavy favorites. A lot of people didn't think Grant should be in the game despite their 13-0 record.

This is wonderful for Grant HS and for the Del Paso neighborhood, which is one of the poorest in Sacramento. It was a great game and they showed showed confidence, grit and heart.

WTG Grant High!!! :D
 
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I wondered about that too. They definitely didn't have state championships when I was in HS or when I last lived in CA. Living in SoCal many of those teams would just lay claim to the "State Championship" and write off NorCal entirely. I had to remind a few people that played on some of those teams that unless they played a NorCal team they didn't win a "state championship". Nice to see one is finally in place.
 
Big parade in Sacramento today. Will go from Grant High to downtown Sacramento. It would be fun to go, if I wasn't working.
 
I've been snowed in for 6 of the last 7 work days. I wish I could go to work.

You should get a parade for passing the 8,000 post mark :)
 
pdxKingsFan said:
I've been snowed in for 6 of the last 7 work days. I wish I could go to work.

You should get a parade for passing the 8,000 post mark :)
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Forced to stay home isn't much fun. Hope you're dug out soon.

8,000 posts without ever saying anything notable. I should get a monument, too. ;)
 
pdxKingsFan said:
I wondered about that too. They definitely didn't have state championships when I was in HS or when I last lived in CA. Living in SoCal many of those teams would just lay claim to the "State Championship" and write off NorCal entirely. I had to remind a few people that played on some of those teams that unless they played a NorCal team they didn't win a "state championship". Nice to see one is finally in place.
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It's a good adjustment. "State championship" carries a weight with it that "CIF Championship" just can't match.
 
Superman said:
It's a good adjustment. "State championship" carries a weight with it that "CIF Championship" just can't match.
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I agree and think it is wonderful. Even more wonderful that NorCal won the first one since it came back. :)
 
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