Stoneman Douglas football team wins first game since Parkland shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. (KGO) -- The football team at the high school in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people died in a shooting won its first home game since the tragedy - by 17 points.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School football team dedicated their 23-to-6 victory Friday night to their beloved coach and 16 others who were killed at the school in February.

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Players also wrote the number 17 on their helmets.

A running back on the team told a local paper that the win was due to 17 angels watching over the team.