Dec 16, 2019
Newtown High School wins state football championship on anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
Newtown, Conn., marked the seventh anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School with a moment of joy when the high school football team — with a shooting victim's brother as linebacker — won the state championship Saturday in a last-minute thrill, AP reports.
The big picture: The Newtown High School Nighthawks won the Class LL state championship on a 36-yard touchdown pass as time expired, beating Darien 13-7.
- Ben Pinto, whose brother Jack was among those killed in the shooting, played linebacker.
Color from Hartford Courant: "Newtown supporters were largely clad in green apparel and face paint," Sandy Hook's school color.
- "Even fans from Darien wore green."
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