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@NewsPressDan

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Dad, aging athlete, recovering Philadelphian. Sports writer for The News-Press, Naples Daily News

Cape Coral, FL
Joined July 2009
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9 months
Watts with his 3rd TD catch to pull Blue team within 35-26 with 5 seconds left
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1 year
Proud to stand up to #GannettGreed with this group of News-Press and Naples Daily News journalists! Spent the morning of our @Gannett walkout cleaning up trash and debris on Bonita beach. Tomorrow, it’s back to work, even though we still don’t have a contract.
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1 year
Abrams with 2 pt conversion and Dunbar wins 40-39 in 2 OTs. WOW
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1 year
It’s time for @Gannett to show it supports local journalism in Southwest Florida. On Monday, we are walking out because we are committed to getting a fair contract that will actually allow our journalists to afford to live in the communities whose stories they’ve chosen to tell.
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1 year
The Naples Daily News and The News-Press are walking out! On Monday, journalists at our papers will hold a one-day strike. We have spent years trying to get a fair contract from Gannett, as executives hollowed out local newsrooms across the US.
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1 year
TJ Abrams with 2 yd TD run gives ⁦ @DunbarFootball ⁩ a 7-3 lead over ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ with 2;56 left in first half
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11 months
FINAL: ⁦ @Triton_Football ⁩ 27, ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ 23
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2 years
Here’s the ⁦ @MadridTucker24_ ⁩ punt return that was called back on a penalty.
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4 years
@sethjoyner Nate Gerry is the Casey Matthews of Matt McCoys
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10 months
Jyden German picks off Ivan Harvin and takes it back 74 yards for a TD. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ leads ⁦ @CapeHighSports ⁩ 14-0 with 6:30 left in first qt
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10 months
Kierra Adams basket with 8 seconds left lifts ⁦ @FGCU_WBB ⁩ to a 65-64 win over ⁦⁦⁦⁦ @uncwbb ⁩. Huge win for Eagles
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4 years
@brookob @LesBowen Is the source Klentak?
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1 year
Justin White with 14 yd TD reception from Enguita. ⁦ @southfmfootball ⁩ leads ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ 14-7 with 5:07 left in game
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1 year
Tucker pulls in his 3rd TD catch of the first half, this one on his back from 36 yards out. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 30, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ 6
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9 months
Blue scores on 7 yd TD pass from Matthew Wilson to Tookie Watts but PAT fails. It’s 21-20 Gold with 11:21 left
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1 year
Abrams and Price connect again, this time for 38 yards out and ⁦⁦ @DunbarFootball ⁩ leads ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 20-11 with 2:45 left in 3rd
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9 months
McFoley hits Eric Fletcher for a 65 yd TD to put Gold team up 35-20 with 1:11 left.
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10 months
Crazy ending because of course. Tucker ruled out of back of end zone. ⁦ @DunbarFootball ⁩ holds on 21-17
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Can't say I've seen this before. A billboard for an inter-squad spring game? @NorthFtMyersHS http://t.co/NyHanqyh2x
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Dan DeLuca
1 year
After a safety, McFoley finds Tucker again, this time from 21 yards out. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 16, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ 0 with 3:37 left in 1st
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10 months
Two years in a row for @DunbarFootball at Staver Field. Until the clock reads 0:00, this program doesn’t quit. Lots of teams say it, Tigers prove it. Again and again.
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FINAL: @DunbarFootball 12, @naplesfootball 10 Kelby Tyre with the exclamation point on this game, going 96 yards for the game-winning touchdown. ARE YOU KIDDING? Dunbar’s going back to the Final Four for a second straight season.
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1 year
Chris McFoley finds Madrid Tucker for a 33 yard TD and ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ takes a 7-0 lead over ⁦ @CHSTarponFB
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9 years
@LesBowen Refs can't wait to watch Star Wars trailer
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9 months
After long kickoff return by Ryan Gadsen, Blue team gets on board on 25 yard pass from Gary Hagen to Tookie Watts. Gold team leads 14-6 early in second qt.
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10 years
Best wishes to Island Coast RB Van Edwards who broke his fibula last night in win over Booker.
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2 years
Some additional highlights from ⁦ @NFMHSAthletics ⁩ 16-10 OT win over ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩: ⁦ @MadridTucker24_ ⁩ turns the corner for 45 yards to the 1-foot line.
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Dan DeLuca
1 year
South’s Justin White with the 17 yd TD reception from Chase Enguita. ⁦ @SFMHSWolfpack ⁩ leads 14-0 with 7:07 left in 2nd.
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
4th and inches after scramble by Jake Duff and @NorthFtMyersHS punts, FM will start second drive at own 16
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2 years
HALF: ⁦ @verotathletics ⁩ 3, ⁦ @oasissharks ⁩ 0. Ryan Gadson scores off the long ball by Raul Blandon in the 38th minute to pad the Vikings’ lead.
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
I see my streak of incorrectly picking Riverdale to lose is poised to continue.
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10 years
Final: Island Coast 15, Cape Coral 0
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1 year
Simeon takes the pitch and goes 48 yards for his second TD of the game. ⁦ @naplesfootball ⁩ leads ⁦ @LehighAthletics ⁩ 21-0 with 8:21 left in 2nd qt
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11 months
@Triton_Football ⁩ is off to the best start in the program’s 37-year history. Tonight, Mariner will face its biggest challenge of the season when it takes on district rival North Fort Myers.
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
@CapeHighSports baseball shut out @MarinerTritons 2-0 to stay unbeaten (8-0) in district play. 'Hawks have won 8 in a row
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1 year
Terrance Smith with the 27 yd TD reception pulls ⁦ @LehighAthletics ⁩ closer. ⁦ @naplesfootball ⁩ leads 21-12 with 7:26 left in 3rd
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Dan DeLuca
9 months
Tyre with his second INT of game, this one he takes back 85 yards to put Gold team up 21-6 with 2:52 left in first half.
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1 year
Marquan Young hauls in a 13 yard scoring pass from Dorian Mallory to get Lehigh on the board. ⁦ @naplesfootball ⁩ leads the Lightning 21-6 with 1:54 left in first half.
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11 months
On third and 20, Kaelen Davidson scores on a 28 yd catch and run. With 4:28 left its ⁦ @Triton_Football ⁩ 27, ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ 23
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
IC's Ryan Pulley @6_showtime wearing No. 7 tonight in nod to teammate Van Edwards @SuperVan28 who broke leg last week against Booker
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Nobody in SWFL playing better than @ICHSFOOTBALL right now. Interested to see how Gators approach season finale at Naples in 2 weeks
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1 year
Madrid Tucker scores on a 26 yd run on a play where his knee appears to hit the ground. Anyway it’s ⁦ @DunbarFootball ⁩ 20, ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 18 with 9 minutes left
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11 months
Marcus Kelley Jr. picks off Matt Wilson and returns it 50 yards for the score. ⁦ @MarinerTritons ⁩ 14, ⁦ @EsteroWildcats ⁩ 0 with 11:18 left in 2nd qt
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Island Coast 36, Ida Baker 13 Final
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2 years
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After North picks up the first down, a bad exchange leads to a fumble recovered by Tolbert with 1:34 left
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10 months
@FMHSAthletics ⁩ scores on last play of half on 35 yd TD pass from McFoley to Madrid Tucker. Wave lead ⁦ @CapeHighSports ⁩ 38-6 at break
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1 year
4th: @DunbarFootball 13, @Triton_Football 6 Kelvin Jimenez 32 pass from Justin Lewis
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Dan DeLuca
10 months
Jermaine Skinner catches the screen pass from Harvin and takes it 68 yards to the house. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ leads ⁦ @CapeHighSports ⁩ 45-14 with 5:37 left in 3rd qt.
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4 years
It’s been 9 days since the SWFL digital optimization team and @TheNewsPress & @ndn editorial staff were scheduled to vote to unionize. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we filed a motion for mail-in ballots but @gannett filed one in opposition. Gannett, let us vote! #swflstronger
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2 years
@FGCU_WBB ⁩ defeats ⁦ @LibertyWBB ⁩ 84-60 to win ASUN championship and earn automatic berth into NCAA Tournament.
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9 months
After a Blue team fumble, Chris McFoley scores from 1 yard out to put the White team up 14-0 with a minute left in opening quarter.
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10 months
Devine takes a short pass from Bryce Duross and goes 66 yards for a TD. It’s ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ 14, ⁦ @RHS_RaidersFB ⁩ 13 with 2:48 left in 1st
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Well that escalated quickly RT " @Eagles : Eagles decide to part ways with DeSean Jackson. The team informed him of his release today.”
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10 years
Not too many teams have the running back depth of @ICHSFOOTBALL . If they can get the QB play they got tonight, Gators will be tough
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2 years
9:42 2nd: @TheMainlandHSFB 14, @DunbarFootball 7 Eric Fletcher 20 pass from Landon Winterbottom (Austin Price kick)
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1 year
Times released for NCAA first round games. ⁦ @FGCU_WBB ⁩ will play Washington State at 2:30 pm Saturday. Host Villanova will play Cleveland State at 5 pm.
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1 year
Enguita to White again, this time from 24 yards out. South now leads Riverdale 35-0 with 9 minutes left.
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Congrats to another new head coach @CypressLakeHigh Xavier McCray for winning his debut Fri. Encouraging start for the Panthers.
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Franks Starks with the 2 yd TD run. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 23, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ 6 with 6:57 left in 2nd
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2 years
Back on the sidelines for first time in 7 years tonight as ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ takes on ⁦ @IBHS_Football ⁩.
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1 year
Starks with 9 yd TD run. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 44, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ 18
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1 year
Instead of reinvesting in our newsrooms and hiring more journalists to tell these stories, Gannett chose to invest in lawyers who’ve spent 3 years cashing company checks and slow walking our contract negotiations. Enough is enough. #GannettGreed
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Tucker scores on 18 yd catch and run to make it 26-24 Dunbar with 1:01 left. Wave going for 2
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@naplesfootball ⁩ forces a 3 and out and then on its second offensive play, Shawn Simeon rushes for a 39 yard TD to put Golden Eagles up 7-0
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Belated congrats to Sage Attwood ( @11_sage who became 7th Lee County QB to reach 5,000 career passing yards last week against Charlotte.
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1 year
Tucker just gets over line and we’re tied at 26.
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1 year
Chase Enguita runs it in from 6 yards out to give ⁦ @southfmfootball ⁩ a 7-0 lead over ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ with 11:02 left in second quarter
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Dan DeLuca
10 months
Duross takes it in himself on 4th and goal from the 2 to put North back in front. It’s ⁦ @NFMHS_Football ⁩ 21, ⁦ @RHS_RaidersFB ⁩ 19 with 6:13 left in 2nd qt.
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1 year
Enguita rushes for his 2nd TD, this one from 28 yards out. South leads Riverdale 28-0 with 11:51 left in 4th.
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1 year
When we formed the SWFL News Guild in 2020, we had 47 member journalists at The News-Press and Naples Daily News. Today we have 26. That’s 21 fewer journalists to investigate wrongdoing, explain local government decisions, celebrate sporting success.
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1 year
The record-breaking temperatures in SWFL this summer are forcing changes for how high school football practices are structured and the start times of games.
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McFoley scores on 1 yd run. ⁦ @FMHSAthletics ⁩ 37, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ 6 with 7:26 left in 3rd
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Dan DeLuca
9 years
Watch @RiverdaleReads grad @K_Wally15 play in MLB Futures Game at 3 p.m. http://t.co/0hErtDF7me via @thenewspress
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4 years
@RealGlenMacnow How could the Phillies know Charlie Morton would agree to relocate during a pandemic?
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FINAL: Mariner 73, Seminole 56
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2 years
@LevontaiS finds @NunuJJones for 46 yards.
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11 years
Congrats to @Lauren_Gill , @kennabeach10 , @_Callmekeroee , @LeanneL13 and SFCA's Taylor Edens on FACA District 18 POY honors #swfl
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11 months
Malik Allen scores on a 2yd run to give Estero its first lead of the game. With 36 seconds left in 3rd it’s ⁦ @EsteroWildcats ⁩ 22, ⁦ @Triton_Football ⁩ 14
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5 years
@NP_AdamRegan 8 quarters, 8 tweets. Cold as ice.
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2 years
Watch highlights from the second half of ⁦ @MarinerTritons ⁩ 17-7 win over ⁦ @EastLeeCountyHS
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11 months
After an interception, ⁦ @CHSTarponFB ⁩ takes a 20-0 lead over ⁦ @IBHS_Football ⁩ on an 8 yd TD pass from Logan Flaherty to Brady Hall with 9;53 left in first half.
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11 months
Kegan Kreuscher 3 yd pass from Wilson. ⁦ @MarinerTritons ⁩ 14, ⁦ @EsteroWildcats ⁩ 7 with 30 seconds left in first half
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Dan DeLuca
2 years
10:22 4th: @TheMainlandHSFB 24, @DunbarFootball 23 Ajai Harrell 1 run (Gettman kick) TD came on fourth and goal and Harrell’s knee appears down before ball crosses
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2 years
11:37 3rd: @Dunbarfootball 23, @TheMainlandHSFB 14 TJ Abrams 58 run (kick blocked) Tigers score on first offensive play
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
@ICHSFOOTBALL offense showed its depth after losing @SuperVan28 to injury. Lambert, Greaves and Mitchell combine for 151 on ground.
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
Van Edwards would have had well over 200 yards if not for a couple of penalties. Also impressed with Antonio Greaves, tough physical runner
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Dan DeLuca
10 years
@LesBowen Is it time for The NFL to institute a tipping policy?
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Dan DeLuca
11 months
Justin Lewis with 44 yd TD reception from Noah Tolbert. ⁦ @Triton_Football ⁩ 6, ⁦ @EsteroWildcats ⁩ 0 with 1:32 left in 1st qt
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1 year
Enguita pulls it down and scores from 5 yards out. ⁦ @SFMHSWolfpack ⁩ 21, ⁦ @RHS_RaidersFB ⁩ 0 with 7:37 left in 3rd.
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11 months
Mariner’s Kelvin Jimenez with the 22 yd TD reception from Noah Tolbert. The kick was blocked but Tritons drove 51 yards in final minute to pull within 17-14
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Dan DeLuca
1 year
With the start of high school football practices on the horizon, here’s a look at the 10 best SWFL programs of the past decade, based on win percentage.
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9 years
All the best to Vito Mennona, retiring Fri as @MarinerTritons AD. Hope he enjoys his retirement as much as @TheNewsPress sports dept will
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10 months
@FGCU_WBB ⁩ takes care of Delaware, setting up potential showdown with Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the ⁦ @GCShowcase ⁩ semifinals.
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1 year
Justin Lewis with the INT and he takes it back 80 yards for the score. ⁦ @Triton_Football ⁩ leads DeSoto 14-0 with 4:01 left in the first quarter.
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