SUPERIOR, Ariz. — Superior is a small town around 60 miles east of the Valley. Their 1-A school only has about 135 kids, but now they are hoping the community comes out in a big way.
Superior Junior/Senior High School is one of 16 finalists in T-Mobile's Friday Night 5G Lights program. The program will give the winning school a million-dollar grand prize, including a new field.
T-Mobile recently posted a video of the finalists featuring former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski. Superior Coach Elias Olmos said winning the chance to upgrade the school's football facilities would be great.
"Our field's been here since around the 50s," he said. "Our locker room, our field, it's all really outdated."
Despite the old facilities, Olmos said Superior football means everything to him and the community.
"It has been my dream since I was a little kid, from ball boy to junior high ball to high school ball to coaching, that sideline has been my home," he proclaimed. "It's definitely a football town."
Fans can help the school by liking this video on the superior15usd Instagram page.
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