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Ridgecrest high school football team goes viral for pregame display

Posted at 7:15 AM, Oct 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-24 04:03:41-04

A Kern County football team is going viral after their pregame display. 

The Sherman E. Burroughs High School Burros took the field Friday night with each player holding an American Flag.

The seven-minute video posted to Facebook shows the players carrying the flags as "God Bless the USA" played in the background. 

The video has racked up more than 4 million views since Friday.

Many of those who shared the video with 23ABC said their were proud of the young men for their display of unity.