A Town and a Team: How Hamilton won first state championship in 111 years

ARLINGTON, Texas — The town of Hamilton, Texas, waited 111 years for a state championship football team. They lavished a century’s worth of praise on their Bulldogs ahead of the Class 2A Division I State Championship Game. 

It was a bank holiday in Hamilton, and the grocery store and courthouse took an unofficial one, too. Instead, all 3,000 residents crowded Main Street to send off their Bulldogs to AT&T Stadium. The town’s pride and joy were packed on three charter buses, ready to make their community proud.