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Regional high school football team advances to state finals

St. Henry High School in state semifinals Photo contributed by St. Henry Athletics (via Facebook)

A regional high school football team has advanced to the state finals next week.

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The St. Henry Redskins beat the Columbus Grove Bulldogs, 13-10, in the Division VII state semifinals on Friday night.

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The Redskins scored two first-quarter touchdowns and led, 13-3. The Bulldogs responded with a score late in the second quarter to cut it to 13-10.

Both teams went scoreless in the second half.

St. Henry advanced to the semifinals after beating Marion Local on Nov. 21 to end the Flyers’ 76-game winning streak.

Other area high schools were in action on Friday.

Tippecanoe lost in the Division III state semifinals to Bishop Watterson, 41-9, at Mason High School.

St. Xavier beat Middletown, 21-6, in the Division I state semifinals at Welcome Stadium in Dayton.

Indian Lake lost to Liberty Center, 42-10, in the Division VI state semi-finals.

Coldwater fell to Hopewell-Loudon, 20-18, in the Division VII state semifinals.

St. Henry advances to the Division VII state finals. They play Hillsdale at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 6.

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