MANDATA - At Southern Columbia, district championships haven't always been something to get excited about. When you've won 18 of them in 19 years, and followed a bunch of them with trips to the state championships, that's understandable.
But lately, winning a district title has become more of an accomplishment, because the rest of the district has been fighting back. And when the Tigers started this season 3-4 and were in danger of not even making the field, well, let's just say Southern's players were a little more excited than usual with their 42-12 win over Line Mountain Friday for the District 4 Class A title.
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MOUNT CARMEL - There was 90 seconds of flash.
But it takes more than flash to win any championship, and Mount Carmel followed a hectic beginning of the game with 46 minutes of domination along the lines to win its sixth Eastern Conference championship by a 14-7 margin over Hanover Area on Friday.
Playing without leading offensive threat Justin Pellowski, Mount Carmel was still able to run the ball, with Eddy Stewart scoring twice from 37 and eight yards out.
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