NEW BEDFORD — Cape Cod Tech went into its MVADA Small Division championship game with an underdog mentality as the seventh seed against first-seeded South Shore Tech.

The Crusaders utilized this to claim a 30-24 victory and win the program’s first MVADA championship Wednesday night at Great New Bedford Voke.

“It truly means these kids respond to everything we’ve done, all the coaching we have done, and that was our motivation as the underdog mentality,” said Crusader head coach Calvin Castillas. “We aren’t supposed to be here was the message I told them from the get go, we have only five seniors on the team, and a lot of people say we’re far ahead of schedule.”

Cape Cod Tech started the season 1-4 but then won seven straight games after its loss to South Shore Tech on Oct. 10 to reach t

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