DE PERE (NBC 26) — The West De Pere High School Phantoms returned home Friday night as state champions after defeating Notre Dame Academy's (NDA) Tritons 28-14 in Madison.

Sounds of pride thundered from the school as the team stepped off the bus, bringing home the program's third state championship title in the program’s history.

"From the bus ride to the final snap, it was just electric, all of it,” said Carter Seaborn, a senior on the team. “I loved all of it.”

His teammates said the victory was the culmination of a long season of work, from early morning training sessions to late-night games.

Orion Sanders, defensive tackle, said he was nervous ahead of the NDA matchup at Camp Randall Stadium, but the team gave it their all.

"We knew coming into this game was going to be a tough ga

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