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The football team for Central High School in Phoenix has had quite the turnaround recently. The team has not won a playoff since the 1970s, but with a young head coach and a team of talented student athletes, they are now hoping to make history.

The football program at Central High School in Phoenix has quickly turned around, and currently, the team is red-hot.Hovik was hired in 2018 as the youngest head football coach in Arizona. Besides Hovik, the team has talented athletes, and they are hoping to bring the school their first playoff win since 1974.

"When he took over, we had a very, very small team," Nance Hovik said. "Not just numbers, but stature. And [Chandler] said to me right off the bat: ‘mama, we got to feed these kids.’""A lot of these kids end up having to take the Light Rail home. Maybe two buses. They're here until late at night," Nance said. "They're hungry, so if we can help feed them snacks or meals.

Coach Hovik realized EZ was struggling with his living situation, so he and his wife invited the refugee to live with them.

 

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