A heartwarming video has captured two New Mexico high school football teams celebrating together as a player with Down syndrome on the winning team scores a touchdown. Their coach says the teams’ collective reaction was “sportsmanship at its finest.” Iziah Martinez, 18, has played for Lovington High School’s Wildcats since he was a freshman, graduating to the varsity level in his senior year. Iziah has Down syndrome, but it doesn’t hold him back from being a popular, valued member of his team. On Oct. 23, at a major senior game against Ruidoso High School, Iziah made his first-ever touchdown in front of an ecstatic crowd. “Ruidoso and Lovington are big time rivals,” Anthony Gonzales, football coach at Lovington High School, told The Epoch Times. “The winner of that game was going to win the district championship; there was a lot on the line. It was a very emotional moment.” Gonzales approached …
Opposing Teams Celebrate Together Over Football Player With Down Syndrome’s First Touchdown
November 29, 2021
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