A pack of Cardinals surround two McCool Junction players during a play during the six-man state championship game at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Friday, Nov. 22. The Cardinals earned the 17-point win, 50-33.
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Behind a wall of Cardinals, Ethan Piper (15) makes his way toward the end zone at the six-man state championship game.
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Harvard coaches Terry Owens, left, and Scott Trimble, talk with players during a timeout.
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Eddy Garcia lets out a roar while cheering for his teammates following a Harvard touchdown Nov. 22.
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David Reazola (20) trails behind Noah Okraska (3) as he takes the lead against the Mustangs’ defense. Phoenix Sadd (7) looks on during the play.
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Ben Okraska, right, looks toward his teammate Oscar Medina (21) as a McCool Junction player narrows in.
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Harvard’s entire team surrounds two McCool Junction players during a play during the state six-man championship game at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Friday, Nov. 22. The Cardinals earned the 17-point win, 50-33.
Storybook tales can’t be written any better than the story that the Harvard Cardinal football team has written the past four seasons.
Since 2016, the Cardinals had won 28 of 32 football games leading into the 2019 football season. Friday night, the Cardinals’ program sent out eight seniors as state champions,
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