For nearly four, long, challenging — even traumatic years — the Apalachee Wildcats had been dreaming of this moment: cheering fans in the stands and finally a big lead on the field.

Before this weekend, the high school football team in Winder, Georgia, hadn't won a game since 2021, a losing streak so long that many questioned it if it would ever end.

Earlier this summer, when CBS News first met Kevin Saunders, the team's latest head coach, he showed he wasn't there to play, he was there to win. He spoke about the challenges of changing a culture.

"Being a leader is not easy and being a leader is not always accepted. If you want to be accepted, you sell ice cream — everybody likes the guy that sells ice cream," Saunders said. "I only know how to do it one way and that's work hard."

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