Columbus 38 Mandarin 19 Final 4M State champs

[ExplorerHomer2]

Revenge Match from 2018.

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Adelante! #305

 

[Ray Icaza]

Both teams looked like state champions and the better team won.  The Mendoza kid seemed to get the read option right every single time and though RB's may have not gained the yardage they are used to, he certainly made up for it.  Congrats to your Explorers for a tremendous performance.  To think Mandarin will have the Jones kid for another year certainly bodes well for them.  

[cribboy305]

3 hours ago, ExplorerHomer2 said:

Revenge Match from 2018.

Now Back to Back titles. Congrats Explorer Nation!

Adelante! #305

 

Dade County! Norland & Stead next. lets get it done

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On 12/8/2023 at 8:23 PM, Ray Icaza said:

Both teams looked like state champions and the better team won.  The Mendoza kid seemed to get the read option right every single time and though RB's may have not gained the yardage they are used to, he certainly made up for it.  Congrats to your Explorers for a tremendous performance.  To think Mandarin will have the Jones kid for another year certainly bodes well for them.  

Kudos to the Columbus kids.  We were there and it took us about three minutes after the start of the game to see that they had been all over that Bartram v. Mandarin film.  That was the blueprint.

Mandarin has to replace their two backs and two corners and that is pretty much it.  Everyone else returns.  They will definitely be in the mix next year.  The two corners are most critical because, as everyone knows, Noah Grubbs will be around for a while too.