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As Santa Margarita celebrated its CIF-SS Division 1 football championship, one scene beamed with the joy and tight-knit support that have become the Eagles’ trademarks under coach first-year Carson Palmer.

After Palmer hoisted the title plaque and took a knee to pray The Our Father with this team, several players excitedly huddled around injured cornerback Jayden Crowder to take photos with the senior.

Crowder, who blossomed into a USC commit with the Eagles, flashed a bright smile as he soaked in the affection from his teammates at the Rose Bowl.

“Right now, we’re turnt,” Crowder said after the Eagles’ stunningly lopsided 42-7 victory against Centennial on Friday . “I’m still with my guys.”

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