Williams Field players can pat each other on the back for a job well done whether they toil on defense or offense. It took both at various times to come away with the school's first football title, a 14-6 victory over state football power Centennial.

Williams Field's defense, the one coach Steve Campbell identified early in the 14-0 campaign as possibly the best in school history, proved its worth and place in that pecking order. The defense managed to keep Centennial out of the end zone Saturday afternoon for 48 minutes. The offense, despite scoring only one TD, can be proud keeping Centennial's offense off the field the final five minutes to preserve the school's title.

How did Williams Field's defense fare? It gave up 348 yards -- 256 in the second half and a field goal in each half. The first half needed to be stauncher since Williams Field fumbled two punts that gave Centennial the ball in Williams Field territory at the 37 and 38, respectivelly. No points allowed either time. 

Its biggest moment was an interception by Braden Valentine after the second fumbled punt. Valentine began the defense's scoring contribution returning the ball about 10 yards before he was stripped of the ball. Right behind him to alertly scoop the fumble was defensive back Tre' Bugg. Bugg grabbed the ball in stride and raced 65 yards to the end zone to make it 14-3 two minutes and change before the half ended.
 
Bugg wasn't done yet. With Centennial marching from its 23 to the Williams Field 29 in the opening minutes of the fourth period, Bugg's tight coverage in the end zone resulted in a drive-ending pick of Centennial quarterback Ruben Beltran. Centennial got possession just once more for a three-and-out.

The reason? Williams Field's dormant offense in the second half perked up for three chain-moving plays on three successive third downs. 

The first was a  Zack Shepherd completion of 19 yards to Max Fine, who had five receptions for 74 yards for the day. The second was the first positive-yardage reception of the game for Williams Field's other standout wide out Justis Stokes. Stokes hauled in a 30-yard catch of a perfect throw from Shepherd. The third was running back Josh Alexander's 10-yard run up the middle on 3rd-and-8 that salted away the final minute of the game.

Alexander, who scored Williams Field's first touchdown on 1-yard run to open the second quarter, finished with 123 total yards (80 rushing and 43 receiving). His 32-yard run set up his TD. Eighty of Williams Field's 140 ayrdds in the second half came on the last possession.