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Thank you, seniors.

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  Well, seniors, week ten is here, and I will guess most of you cannot believe this will be your final regular season football game. For many of you this will be the last time you put the pads on and walk onto the field, the last tackle you will make, and some of you will never run for another touchdown or catch another pass. This week, starting with practice, take a few seconds and reflect on the ride. When you get to the stadium school on Friday, make sure you take it all in. Hug a teammate, shake a coach's hand, and let them know just how much they mean to you and how much you appreciate them. As you are walking to the field, take a look around, take everything in that you see, and let the fans know that they are a big reason for the ride. As you head to the field for the last time, the words play every play like it is your last because when the fat lady sings and the clock hits zero, the ride that felt like it started yesterday will be passing the finishing line for the last ti...
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Columbus Crusaders 51 Noblesville Lions 0

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  Saturday night took me to Grove City, home to the Grove City Christian football team. The matchup was a first-round playoff game in the Great Lakes Christian Athletic Conference featuring the Columbus Crusaders. The team met on Sept 27th in Indiana, with Columbus posting the 49-0 win. Columbus would get a 13-yard run from the senior star running back Ezekiel Bowie, and from there, there was no stopping the offense. Matthew Colaizzi found Braden Miller for 10 yards to set up a 4-yard touchdown run from Bowie. #16 Oliver Maccaughey nailed the PAT, making this a 7-0 game with 6:40 left in the quarter. The Crusaders put on a show of their own all game long by holding the Lions to minus 55 yards for the game. With 4:52 left in the quarter, Kendal Smith flung #9 Britton Siebert to the ground for a loss of 7 yards. With 4:24, Bowie looked to have gone 35 yards for another Crusaders score, but a very late flag came out negating the big play. Colaizzi would be picked off by Moises Melvil...
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Walnut Ridge 26 Africentric 6

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  Using online rosters from Maxpreps and Hudl. Saturday afternoon took me to Walnut Ridge High School to watch the Scots host the Nubians from Africentric Early College. Walnut Ridge came in 5-3 overall, while Africentric came in 7-1. The Nubians started with July the Fourth-type fireworks on the opening kickoff, with Caleb Anthony sprinting for an 83-yard touchdown to make this a 6-0 game. A bad snap caused the point after try to fail. The Scots would get a nice 9-yard pass from Marquis Lucas to Lee'Sean Saunders to move the chains. The 13-play, 52-yard drive ended when the Scots failed on a fourth-and-five attempt, with Lucas being stuffed on the Nubians' 7-yard line, with 2:10 left in the fast-moving opening quarter. The Nubians got a 27-yard catch from Anthony on a nicely thrown ball from Josh Smith, with 11:10 left in the half. The drive came to a hard close a short time later. The Scots defense would stand tall all game long, shutting down a solid Nubians offense all game...
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(Pics) Columbus Crusaders 51 Noblesville Lions 00

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