Cedar City • Milford coach Thayne Marshall thought his team “didn’t have the mental capacity” to learn how to win when his Tigers faced Duchesne on Sept. 22.
Sophomore quarterback Bryson Barnes threw three touchdown passes in the first half, and Milford denied Duchesne’s quest to repeat as state champions with a 28-14 victory.
The Tigers finished with an 11-1 record, avenged the regular-season loss to the Eagles and won their first state crown since 1993.
“This week in practice, they were so loose,” Marshall said. “They played [the title game] just like another football game.