Marquette University High School football wins Division I state title
This is Hilltopper football's first state win since 2009
This is Hilltopper football's first state win since 2009
This is Hilltopper football's first state win since 2009
For the first time since 2009, Marquette University High School football clinched the Divison I state title.
Marquette beat Franklin High School 27-10 Friday night at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
The team was buzzing as they got off the bus at the high school around 9:20 p.m., excited to show off their new hardware.
"It was awesome," said senior Murphy Monreal. "We built a culture last year, we really came together this year. We knew we had a shot in the beginning and, you know. We knew we could do it and we went around and we did it."
Many of the players are proud of the brotherhood their team has created; so is Paul Megal, a 1982 Marquette football state champ, who watched his team win the gold at Leff's Lucky Town.
"To be able to see this happen again and to see some of our teammates' children win this is really special," Megal said.
The Hilltoppers' celebration continues Monday morning as the school will hold a pep rally for how well the football, volleyball, soccer and cross country teams did this fall.