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Desert Mountain stuns defending 5A football champs in Goodyear

Wolves pull of quarterfinal upset

As the football playoffs wind down, coaches and analysts revert to the tired, but true, axioms that the games are won with blocking and tackling.

Add snapping to the list.

Two bad snaps by top seed and defending champion Desert Edge Nov. 21 changed the trajectory of the 5A state title. #9 Desert Mountain took scored fumble return touchdowns on both mistakes for its only points of the night in a 13-10 upset that sent shockwaves across the state.

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