{"id":27668,"date":"2021-11-24T04:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T04:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=361581"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:14:09","slug":"deaf-football-team-makes-history-heads-to-schools-first-finals-game-in-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/deaf-football-team-makes-history-heads-to-schools-first-finals-game-in-70-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf Football Team Makes History, Heads To School\u2019s First Finals Game In 70 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The California School for the Deaf has made history after playing and winning their first-ever semi-finals game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Not only did they beat Avalon High School 62 to 51, they\u2019ve beaten every single team they\u2019ve faced this season. They\u2019ve scored multiple touchdowns in each game, soaring to victory<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361601\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361601\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM-1200x650.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-large wp-image-361601\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM-1200x650.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM-600x325.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.57.38-PM.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERSk-16vI54\">YouTube\/Inside Edition<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cAt this point I think I\u2019m speechless. I\u2019m on cloud nine. I was like seriously? This has happened? It\u2019s amazing,\u201d Keith Adams, the head coach, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/california-school-for-the-deaf-makes-history-playing-in-and-winning-their-first-semi-finals-game\/2764079\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC LA<\/a>. \u201cThey did a fantastic job. I couldn\u2019t even be more proud. I can\u2019t even sign at this point I\u2019m out of words.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The coach and all of the players are deaf and play without saying a single word to each other. Yet they play against hearing teams and still managed to beat them all. They use high-speed hand signals to communicate their plays during the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361603\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM-1200x650.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"650\" class=\"size-large wp-image-361603\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM-1200x650.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM-600x325.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-9.00.49-PM.png 1434w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERSk-16vI54\">YouTube\/Inside Edition<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">This was the first time in nearly 70 years that a sport from the school made it to a semi-finals, let alone win it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">\u201cWe wanted to show we can do it and if people think we cant it doesn\u2019t matter. We proved that we can excel to the championships,\u201d player Phillip Castaneda, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/california-school-for-the-deaf-makes-history-playing-in-and-winning-their-first-semi-finals-game\/2764079\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA LA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361602\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><span id=\"content-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM-1200x655.png\" alt width=\"1200\" height=\"655\" class=\"size-large wp-image-361602\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM-1200x655.png 1200w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/d1dd4ethwnlwo2.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-23-at-8.59.07-PM.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 1200px, (min-width:992px) 992px, (min-width:768px) 768px, (min-width:576px) 480px, 300px\"><\/span><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"content-body\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERSk-16vI54\">YouTube\/Inside Edition<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">The team is a true inspiration for the deaf community, as they continue to win with the odds stacked against them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">They hope to carry their momentum into next week for their Finals game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"content-body\">Learn more about their team in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"content-body\"><noscript><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deaf Football Team Makes History\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ERSk-16vI54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span id=\"content-body\"><\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/noscript><\/span> <\/p>\n<div id=\"ctg-cta\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com\/wp-content\/themes\/causeblog-v3\/assets\/img\/icon-bcs-support.png\" alt><\/p>\n<h5>Provide Mammograms<\/h5>\n<p>Support those fighting Breast Cancer at <span>The Breast Cancer Site<\/span> for free! 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Not only did they beat Avalon High School 62 to 51, they\u2019ve beaten every single team they\u2019ve faced this season. 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