On February 10, 1990 the Brophy Broncos and Marcos de Niza Padres played to a scoreless tie in the Arizona 5A State Soccer Championship. After 80 minutes of regulation play, the teams played two 10-minute overtime periods.
Yes, after 100 minutes it was still scoreless.
At the time, the AIA bylaws stated the teams are crowned “co-champions” and no shootout (penalty kicks) occurred to determine an undisputed winner.
The rule has since been overturned and there will never again be “Co-Champions.” A winner now MUST be determined.
Upon learning about the “REPLAY” campaign, Brophy and Marcos chose to re-assemble their squads and petition Gatorade to stage a replay of the ’90 state soccer final.
This potential re-match is generating excitement, buzz and positive vibes among the players, families, school administrators and those in the community.
Let’s do this!
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(4/15/2009 at 12:37 PM)
Fabulous article. I am involved in the Easton – Phillipsburg High School Football pilot Replay game and will be on the winning side of the ball – Easton of course. I hope you guys get a chance to replay this game, it has brought back so much for each player, team, coach and community I hope for your sake you to get to relive this.
Go Brophy!