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DeMatha Runs Past Gonzaga; 23-13

By DCSAA, 10/16/16, 2:15PM EDT

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By Mark Giannotto; WASHINGTON POST

For all the renown and prestige that follows the nationally ranked DeMatha football team and its roster full of Division I recruits, the secret to the Stags’ success this fall is far less glamorous than it may seem. In this pass-happy era, they prefer to pound opponents into submission.

“Every game,” offensive tackle Marcus Minor explained, “we want to put it on the line’s back.”

That brute force produced a familiar scene Saturday afternoon as No. 1 DeMatha closed out its 23-13 win over No. 4 Gonzaga by wearing down the home team in Northwest Washington.

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