That gave Thornton a six-point lead and got the Wildcats’ portion of the sold-out crowd going wild. “I just feel like as soon as I hit those two threes, the gym just uplifted,” Swansey said.

Record: 178-92 at school and overall. Assistant coaches: Dontrell Jackson, Preston LeFlore, Tai Streets, Ken Smith, Gus Jones, Dale Mize, Bruce Muhammad. Starters back: 11 (5 on offense, 6 on ...

Thornton football qualified for the playoffs all three seasons he was the starting quarterback. He compiled a 25-7 record and the Wildcats advanced as far as the 6A quarterfinals in 1996.