Thursday, November 27, 2008
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By Joe Scalzo
On Nov. 30, 2007, the Ursuline High football team lost to Maria Stein Marion Local, 20-14, in the Division V state final at Massillon’s Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
And on Nov. 30, 2007, a group of juniors and sophomores from that team vowed through teary eyes that they would spend the next 12 months dedicating themselves to never again feeling the way they did at that moment.
“The very day we lost in the title game, our current seniors began talking about getting back,” said Irish coach Dan Reardon. “It has clearly been a goal of ours from that moment.”
Saturday the Irish get another chance. They’ll play a Findlay Liberty-Benton team that also used a loss as motivation to reach Week 15. Only in this case, it came two years ago when the Eagles fell to eventual state champion St. Henry in the Div. V state semifinals.
Read the story in Friday’s Vindicator.