By Elizabeth Farias
In 1975, the student council decided they wanted something to represent the annual game between Eldorado and it's rival Chaparral. While it could not be confirmed, the 1976 yearbook claimed that the cleat had been the Student Body President Pete Shields’ “brain child”. 45 years later, Pete’s “brain child” has been bronzed and continues to be the symbol of the game now recognized as one of the “most competitive rivalries in Vegas”, according to the Las Vegas Sun. After an inspirational speech by Steve Jackson, a Sun Devil graduate who went on to play professional football, the football team and the students were excited for the annual Cleat Game. With the whole school chanting at them to “bring back the cleat”, Eldorado went out to Chaparral fields with a new determination. While they came home empty handed, many students reported that it had been an entertaining game and it was clear both teams were trying their best. Sun Devils were not the only ones who notice this new confidence, even Chaparral’s own football coach, Coach Don Willis, commented on their new livelyhood. He told reporters at the Las Vegas Sun that he saw how hard Eldorado was playing and, “How much [Eldorado] wanted [to win].” At the end of the night, the score was 21-13, and while it may not appear as an achievement, it's the closet the team has gotten to winning in the last three years. The football team didn’t win the cleat, instead they brought a new sense of hope that the cleat will call Eldo it’s home next year.
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