For Vandegrift: How long offseason culminated in state title

ARLINGTON - - As long as Drew Sanders is the head coach, Vandegrift’s football program will never wear ‘Vipers’ across their chests, no matter how cool the mascot is. They play for their school’s namesake, a Leander ISD grad who lost his life overseas.

“Matthew Vandegrift sacrificed his life for his country on April 21, 2008,” Sanders said. “From there, the entire structure of our thought process begins.”