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Tuesday PM Blitz: Wisconsin prep team takes state, extends nation-best win streak to 70 games

By Brent Glasgow | Posted 11/21/2017

Photo via Danny Diamoni/USA Today Network-Wisconsin

Ricardo Arguello of USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports Kimberly topped Sun Prairie 27-7 to win the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 championship, its fifth title in a row.

With the victory, the Papermakers (14-0) upped the nation's current longest high school football winning streak to 70 games. They haven't lost since Nov. 2, 2012. They are an incredible 147-9 over the past 12 years. 

“We came in very inexperienced at the beginning of the year,” Kimberly coach Steve Jones said. “And to see them evolve as a group and as a team, to see them grow, has been an unbelievable experience for me as a coach.”

Tied at 7-all through two quarters, Kimberly reeled off 20 unanswered points against Sun Prairie (13-1) in the second half. The Papermakers had 355 rushing yards on 49 carries, led by DJ Stewart's 189 yards and two touchdowns on 34 attempts. 

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Oklahoma State-bound QB commits to U.S. National Team

Ryan High School (Denton, Texas) quarterback Spencer Sanders committed to join this year's USA Football U-19 U.S. National Team, which will play Team Canada on Jan. 19 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as part of International Bowl IX.

In leading Ryan to an 11-0 record this season, Sanders has completed 66 percent of his throws for 2,748 yards and 37 touchdowns with just four interceptions, while also running for 889 yards and 11 more scores. 

Ryan plays Birdville (5-6) in second-round playoff action this week.

You have to see it to believe it

When power, trajectory and wind are in perfect alignment, crazy things can happen:

Enjoy your time on the gridiron while it lasts

Coaches always tell athletes to soak up every minute you get while playing football, because when it's gone, it's gone. It's safe to say Virginia Tech senior Eric Gallo took that lesson to heart. 

The three-year starting senior center out of Richboro, Pennsylvania, remained on the Lane Stadium grass long after the Hokies notched a 20-14 Senior Day victory over Pittsburgh:

The 8-3 Hokies finish the regular season against rival Virginia this week, and they'll play in a bowl game, but Gallo recognized a chapter of his life coming to a close, and took it all in accordingly.

Mississippi 7-year old gets most out of flag football season

Max Brooks shows off his medal and trophy with his mother, Tabatha Murray, after his team won the flag football championship for the Jackson County Youth Football Association

Photo via WLOX

Mike Lacy of WLOX tells the story of Max Brooks, 7, whose season with the Jackson County Youth Football Association's Gautier Gator Blue has been a joy for him and those around him.

Max has Leigh syndrome, a rare neurological condition. He's suffered 13 strokes, leaving his left side partially paralyzed. 

“With all the doctors and stuff he's been through, everything he’s been through, he was starting to give up a little bit," mother Tabatha Murray said.

That changed this fall with the Gator Blue.

“He runs faster, he’s confident, he’s happy all the time,” Murray said. “And, he’s back just ready to fight every day.”

Coach Jeffery Chapman saw it first-hand.

“Max has made a wonderful change,” Chapman said. “You know, like most improved player, because he gives it his all every time he’s on the field. And that means a lot to me, to see that I can bring that out in a kid.”

The league's goal is to be inclusive.

“We want to make sure that anybody knows if you have a child with any kind of disability, to please feel free to register your child in our sporting activities in our communities,” Gautier city councilman Casey Vaughan said. “We want every child to participate."

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