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Barstow Unified board adopts resolution honoring Barstow High Aztecs after 2025 CIF Division 4A title
Summary
The Barstow Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution Dec. 16, 2025, commending the Barstow High School Aztecs for winning the 2025 CIF Division 4A State Championship. Coaches and school leaders gave brief remarks celebrating the team and the community that supported them.
The Barstow Unified School District Board of Trustees adopted Resolution No. 9 (2025–2026) on Dec. 16, 2025, formally commending the Barstow High School Aztecs varsity football team for winning the 2025 CIF Division 4A State Championship.
The resolution cites the Aztecs’ playoff victories — a Southern Section divisional win over Apple Valley (Nov. 28, 2025, 10–7), a regional victory over Emanuel Christian (Dec. 5, 2025, 13–12) and a CIF state championship win (Dec. 12, 2025, 17–7) — and notes several individual honors including Quinton Hunter being named Desert Sky League MVP and Nicholas Goa being named offensive player of the year. The text states the team is the first football program from California’s high desert region to win a CIF state championship.
Board leadership read the resolution aloud at the special meeting and asked for a motion to adopt it; members moved, seconded and the board approved the commendation. The transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally; the board had earlier confirmed all five trustees were present.
Coaches and staff addressed the board after the resolution. “I was ... telling the boys from the start, ‘we're going state,’” Coach Russell said, praising the players’ work and growth. Christopher Mullo, the varsity defensive coordinator, urged perspective: “Don't make this the summit of your life; make this the foundation going forward,” he said, commending the team for commitment and the community for rallying behind the program.
Other coaches described long ties to the program, the role of family and youth football in player development, and the opportunity this season provided for exposure to college recruiters. The board said the framed resolution will be placed at Barstow High School, entered into district minutes and presented to the athletic department.
The meeting concluded with photos and a brief celebratory gathering in the boardroom; refreshments were announced for immediately following adjournment. No other board actions or formal votes on separate business items were recorded in the transcript.
