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GILBERT — The Mesquite Wildcats defeated the Cactus Cobras 39-38 on Friday in a thrilling, down-to-the-wire 4A Arizona high school football state championship game.

Ty Thompson connected with Eric Lira on the game-winning 2-point conversion with 17 seconds left to give Mesquite the last-second victory.

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Watch highlights from Mesquite's win, including the game-winning play:

Photo by Donna Mundy