High school football team in Texas finally snaps 77-game losing streak

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published 6 September 2018

Every win is celebrated, but when it's a team's first victory in eight years, that makes it even more special.

Last Thursday, Conrad High School in Dallas faced off against Fort Worth's Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School on the football field, and when Diamond Hill-Jarvis was leading 16-0 at halftime, coach Oscar Castillo warned his Eagles not to get too excited. They had a strong incentive to be hopeful, though — the last time the team won was on Sept. 18, 2010.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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