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Fellow English teachers thought he was getting a bit optimistic at the time, as did his players. Turns out that Johnson was proper, though. Friday afternoon, the Red Wolves will take on KingCo rival Mercer Island at Lakewood's Harry Lang Stadium in the Class 3A state semifinals.

The Red Wolves (1432) and Islanders (1334) have already played twice this season. Mercer Island won at property, 20, on Oct. 2. The Red Wolves avenged the loss inside the [url=http://avalonhistorycenter.com/givenchy/givenchy.php?id=6]ミランダカー ジバンシー[/url] KingCo championship game, 21 in triple overtime, for their very first [url=http://thegoldengroup.org/gagamilano.php?id=280]名古屋 ガガミラノ[/url] KingCo title. The win also clinched Cedarcrest's first state berth.

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