Tony Franks, the Rams' head football coach, said this is the first state championship St. Mary's and for any football team in Stockton. Franks has been coaching since 1981 and coached St. Mary's for three years in the '80s. Franks then came back to coach the school he went to and that his kids went to in 2002.
"I really like what we do," Franks said. "I like that it's time together. It's time spent with our staff … coaching the sport of high school football. It's time spent with our team going through the process of a season and practices, and the meetings, and the masses, and the weightlifting sessions, and the team meals, and everything else in between."
"That may be counterintuitive to a lot of people, but whether we win or lose at the end, we do the exact same thing. We do it for all the same reasons," Franks said. "It's nice to win a state championship and a lot of people are really fired up about that, and that's great. But it's not going to change what we do or who we are. We'd still do what we do."
"We were blessed to get a nice, long journey with this group and we loved every minute of it," Franks said.
"It's been nothing less than amazing," Lozano said. "It's probably the best outcome that could've been. Best way to end the season. I really wouldn't have wanted to end another way. We went to the max. We won a state, first time in the history in Stockton, let alone St. Mary's. So, that's important to me, too. But, I've been growing up with all of my teammates since I was 6 years old, 5 years old, so it…feels a little better. It's kind of like a big family."
Lozano says his coach didn't care about the outcome of the game as long as they played together, playing how they were supposed to.
It's that defensive leadership Lozano brought with his teammates, his brothers, and his friends that he lined up with to garner a title.
Alejandro Jacobo, St. Mary's athletic trainer, credits the team for their chemistry. He is happy for the team, the families, and the community, saying it's a blessing to be a part of this team.
Jacobo said this championship win is "massive" for the community.
Lozano's dream is to play college football and to help his parents by getting a scholarship so they don't have to pay for his education.
Because at the end of the day for Franks, it's about the memories from each practice, workout, and bus ride to games. A state champion, content through losses, wins, and state titles.
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