PARKER — In the wake of a thrilling win, two tough guys nearly cried.

Moments after fifth-seeded Valor Christian beat No. 4 Legend 31-30 on Saturday at EchoPark Stadium, batting down a two-point conversion pass on the final play to advance to the Class 5A semifinals, Valor Christian senior Channing Fox found Eagles head coach Mike Sanford and the two shared an extended emotional embrace.

“This is all I ever dreamed for,” Fox told Sanford, tears welling in the eyes of both. “… I’ve been waiting my whole life to play a football game like this.”

The “football game like this” was all any fan could ask for — a see-saw heavyweight fight in which Valor Christian’s run game was dominant and Legend senior QB DJ Bordeaux was electric. The QB scrambled for a game-tying 16-yard TD run on the final

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