Downey football shows toughness as it storms past Notre Dame

DOWNEY – Downey football coach Jack Williams said that the Vikings’ season opener would determine what kind of football team his group would be.

Turns out, it’s a pretty darn tough one.

Downey’s physical presence up front established a rough-and-tumble run game, set up the passing attack and put pressure in Notre Dame’s backfield all night, as the Vikings stormed out to a 42-21 victory on Friday at Downey High School.

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