Newtown football wins state championship on anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting

Seven years to the day since the tragic Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the Newtown High School Nighthawks won a football state championship in unbelievable fashion, scoring a 36-yard touchdown on the last play of the game to walk off as winners.

With the game against Darien tied 7-7 late in the fourth quarter, Newtown forced a turnover on downs and had just 56 seconds left to try and score. The Nighthawks advanced from their own 33-yard line into Darien territory.

Newtown snapped the ball with three seconds left in the fourth quarter, and after time expired, quarterback Jack Street launched a perfect pass to the corner of the end zone, and receiver Riley Ward made the catch to win the title.

The championship is Newtown's first since 1992.