Despite four quarters of dominance, Phoenix Desert Vista coach Dan Hinds never let it soak in that his team was going to beat Chandler Hamilton in Saturday's Division I state championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium.

But then he took a bath.

"When the water was dumped on me, that's when I realized we had won the state championship," Hinds said, following the stunning 45-19 win.

For almost anybody else who watched the game it became apparent early on that not only was Hamilton's 53-game winning streak and attempt at four consecutive titles in jeopardy, but Desert Vista looked like the better team in all phases of the game.

"They outplayed us for four quarters," Hamilton coach Steve Belles said. "We just couldn't stop them."

In one of the great championship upsets in state championship game history, Desert Vista's 45 points were the most ever scored against a Hamilton team, topping the 41 Mesa Mountain View scored against it in 1999.

Desert Vista didn't punt at all against Hamilton's touted defense, and it dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage.

"We expected to win, but not quite like this," said Desert Vista quarterback Hunter Rodriguez, who managed the offense to a nearly two-to-one advantage in time of possession.

Rodriguez said Desert Vista had nothing to lose entering the game as big underdogs, especially after losing to Hamilton 35-10 earlier thus year.

Desert Vista even took a page from Hamilton's playbook and came out for player introductions as a team, like Hamilton did in its three-peat title run. Ironically, Hamilton chose to be introduced by individuals this time.

"I imagined all week we would win this game," Hinds said. "I knew if the day ever came that we would play again, we would win."