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With Consecutive Matchups Looming, St. John’s And Gonzaga Take A Measured Approach

By DCSAA, 11/05/16, 12:45PM EDT

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By Mark Giannotto; WASHINGTON POST

Looking back now, as he prepares for the final regular season game of his high school football career, Gonzaga tailback Tyree Randolph better understands the emotions that bubbled over three years ago when the Eagles’ season ended with back-to-back losses to St. John’s. For those seniors, it spoiled their final campaign together and the memory of that awful feeling has left Randolph conflicted about this week.

No. 5 Gonzaga will face No. 4 St. John’s Saturday at Paint Branch High School in the first of two straight games between these longtime District rivals. Regardless of Saturday’s result, both the Eagles and Cadets are slated to play again in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference semifinals this month.

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