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It started in 1928, the rivalry.
The rivalry between Thatcher and Safford's incredible.
And the townspeople are very competitive about it.
The stadium will be packed.
And they're better than the Superbowl.
I'm Teren Bryce Bingham.
I'm Brandon Ty McEuen.
And we're the starting quarterbacks in the biggest
rivalry in Arizona.
I've known Brandon since third grade, playing basketball out
on the playground.
He was the only kid who could dunk it.
We've been good friends since about fourth grade, when we
made a baseball all-star team.
The lights will be on here this Friday
night here in Thatcher.
It's one of the biggest high school rivalries in Arizona.
When I move to Thatcher in eighth grade--
He told me that he was going to go to Thatcher high school,
and I didn't really support that.
Teren Bingham, starting quarterback for
the Thatcher Eagles.
And just 2.3 miles away, the Safford Bulldogs are led by
Brandon McEuen.
Every day, we go in the priest's [UNINTELLIGIBLE] and
we stand up, and we quote DNC 4.
"Therefore, O ye that embark the service of God, see that
ye serve him with all you heart, might, mind and
strength." And I was like, you know, there's got to be
something I can do to serve.
There's got to be something that's right in front of me
I'm missing.
I had a couple of trials in my life.
And I wanted to gain faith and hope.
He wanted to change, because Brandon wanted to change.
Not because no one else wanted him to change.
My junior year, he kind of invited me to church, once in
a while, and I'd come with him.
Just calling him, texting him that morning.
Hey, you coming to church?
And that was mainly what got things rolling.
Having missionary discussions, he would always be there on my
side, always answering questions with the
missionaries.
One of the first lessons was Joseph Smith.
He was just looking for the right Church.
He just wanted to gain that peace of faith.
It was August 4th, and the sisters came in, asked me the
day, a couple days before that, are
you want to be baptized?
I said, yeah.
But then they're like, September 4th.
And then I was like, I don't know.
I think we're playing Thatcher, the night, that day
before, so I don't know how that'll work out.
Packed house tonight at Thatcher.
It's a perfect Friday night.
The lights are on.
And Spencer Ferrin kicks it off for the Eagles.
It's Teren Bingham on the set.
Here's the snap.
The ball given to Stevens.
Stevens cuts up the middle, goes in--
--down to the long carry.
Oh, he's decleated by Trevor.
He get's it in the backfield.
Running in the open field, McEuen, got one man to beat.
Another sidestep, and he's in the endzone at the halftime.
Safford leads 27 to 6.
I was going to pick up a tractor on day.
So I called on my way over there.
And I said, hey, what's up, man?
Hear you're getting baptized.
And you know I can baptize you, right?
He was like, no, I didn't really know that.
I was like, well, you know, if you'd like for me to, I'd be
more than happy to do that for you.
Teren McEuen, in the shotgun, close, nowhere to go.
He's going his own number.
Pulls it down.
Cuts into the right side, and to the 20, the 10.
This kid is unbelievable.
Touchdown, McEuen.
So the 2010 rivalry, it is in the books.
It's won by Safford, 41 to 22.
Behind the 463 yards of total offense from senior
quarterback, Brandon McEuen.
What amazed me, in holding the Priesthood, is being able to
act in the name of Jesus Christ and do
things that He did.
Heavenly Father has given each and every one of us a gift.
And with that gift, we're going to receive opportunities
to impact people's lives.
Ever since I got baptized, me and Teren are like brothers.
I love that he baptized me in.
He's shown me the right way.
I know that I'm a leader now, in this world.
Since I got baptized, a lot of my friends ask
me why I did this.
And I tell them, I believe in it.
And hopefully that, from my faith, that they can gain
faith in what they do.
And I baptized my friend about two weeks ago.
And it felt really good to baptize
one of my good friends.
And I'm just happy, he made the right choice.
Brandon, continuing to be strong in the Church has
really helped me.
It's pretty much by example.
It's not what he's saying, it's what he's doing.
He's been amazing.
And he's been on fire.
I'm a brother to this team, and I wake up every Sunday at
9:00 and go to church by myself.
And I know that when I go to church, I'm going to have
brothers all around me that will always have my back, will
always do things for me.
They'll just always love me, like Heavenly Father loves me.
My beloved fellow disciples of the gentle Christ, you must
realize that all of God's children wear the same jersey.
Our team is the brotherhood of man.
This model life is our playing field.
Our goal is to learn to love God and to extend that same
love toward our fellow man.