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Video: Half Hollow Hills East Lift-A-Thon
The Thunderbirds hit Gold's Gym to pump iron and raise money for the school's football program.
Thunderbirds football team is looking to change their ways and get back on the path to a championship season.
They've recently shook up the coaching staff and in an effort to get an edge on the competition.
The team is now head by coach Mike Patrovich. In an effort to gauge the team's work ethic and raise money to help fund the football program, the team held its first-ever Lift-A-Thon at the Gold's Gym in Deer Park. The players collected pledge money against the amount of poundage they intended to push in three basic lifts: bench press, deadlift and squat.
