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On their sideline, donning highlighter orange uniforms, Theodore Roosevelt players celebrated a 26-18 victory by motioning to their ring fingers and executing a combination of dance moves that could only make sense in the aftermath of winning the Thanksgiving Classic in back-to-back seasons.
Across the field, Dunbar players slammed their helmets to the turf and wiped away tears.
Playing for the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association championship at Eastern High in Northeast Washington on Thanksgiving brought out the rawest emotions for the Roughriders and the Crimson Tide.
“The Turkey Bowl means so much,” Theodore Roosevelt Coach Chris Harden said. “As someone that’s still a D.C. resident and grew up in D.C., it’s one of the last reminders of Chocolate City. It’s something that’s ours, that we put together that’s been here for years and stood the test of time.”
Beating Dunbar also provided unusual feelings for Harden, a former Dunbar standout. Harden, who said he hadn’t slept in two days, won three Turkey Bowl championships as a player and was named the game’s MVP in 2003.
“It was definitely a little weird to be looking at Dunbar in a Turkey Bowl from the other sideline, after all the times I’d been to the game with them,” Harden said. “I got so many memories in those colors, but I bleed blue and orange now. This is my home.”
Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/11/24/theodore-roosevelt-beats-dunbar-claim-second-straight-turkey-bowl/
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