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Friendship Collegiate Flexes Defensive Muscle In Win At Pallotti

By DCSAA, 08/27/16, 12:45PM EDT

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By Jacob Bogage; WASHINGTON POST

Friendship Collegiate’s defense asked for a game like this, tough and bruising between the tackles, free flowing and fast on the perimeter. Weeks of preseason workouts built up enough energy that had to come out somehow.

In a 12-8 win over Pallotti on Friday night in Laurel, the Knights’ defense got it.

“They told us to put the game on their back and they’d get it done,” Friendship Collegiate Coach Mike Hunter said. “They’re just not going to be denied.”

Senior cornerback Eldee Edwards ran a 70-yard interception back for a touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter and the Knights’ defense grabbed four takeaways to hold quiet the Panthers’ high-octane offense .

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