Deaf California Football Team Inspires Sports Fans As They Go Undefeated for 12 Games

• A California varsity football team has made it to the state championships with an amazing 12-0 standing.
• What’s more impressive is that all 23 players and their coach are deaf.
• The Riverside School for the Deaf’s varsity team uses American Sign Language to communicate on the field.

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A California varsity football team is inspiring the state’s athletic world. The team has gone undefeated with a 12-0 standing. What’s more impressive is that all 23 players and their coach are deaf.

The Cubs varsity team from Riverside California beat hearing teams while using American Sign Language to communicate on the field.

The team lost every single game for the previous seven seasons. But they came back strong, landing the school in the championship game for the first time in its history. Their feat has drawn an endless stream of well-wishes and messages. Even NFL franchises have noticed.

Like all the most successful teams in any sport, the players explain they are taking their incredible season “one game at a time, one practice at a time,” ABC, speaking to the players using an ASL translator, reports.

“Now we’re just destroying every game. We’re showing the world we can play. We’re not losing anymore,” Wide Receiver Jory Valencia said.

“We can do anything. Deaf people can do anything, we’re not this stereotype that’s out there,” said running back Enos Zornoza. “We’re breaking news that we can do it right. And not just our school here but other schools for the deaf can do it as well.”

The Cubs, however, fell short in the final against Faith Baptist, who had made the final 18 times in the last 37 years.

Despite the loss, the players and coaching staff wanted to tell their fans that this season overall was a victory for not only the team but for the deaf community around the world.

“It feels overwhelming,” Cubs head coach Keith Adams told NBC LA. “It’s been nonstop, getting messages, you know, congratulations and well-wishes. My email is blowing up. I’ve had some NFL head coaches—the Tennessee Titans have sent me congratulations. It’s just been amazing.”

Source: Good News Network