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Wilmington’s special teams and defense had a special performance Friday, bottling up Nashville’s runners and holding the Hornets to 107 yards of offense. The Wildcats captured their second state title with a 24-7 win in the Class 2A state championship game.
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Coach Jeff Reents has been running the double-wing offense for all of his 29 years at the helm of the Wilmington program. His players conducted a master class in the offense Friday in a Class 2A state championship win over Nashville.
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Jacob Friddle's 34-yard touchdown finally gave Wilmington some breathing room as the Wildcats topped Nashville, 24-7, to claim the Class 2A state championship Friday.
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The Wilmington Wildcats defeated the Nashville Hornets 24-7 Class 2A state championship Friday at Northern Illinois University's Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.
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Friday Night Drive has live coverage and analysis from Friday’s Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A state championship football games at Huskie Stadium here
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Jacob Friddle runs 35 yards for a touchdown to give Wilmington a 21-7 lead over Nashville in the fourth quarter of the IHSA Class 2A state football title game
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Wilmington's Jake Friddle has a 23-yard TD run to put Wilmington ahead of Nashville 7-0 in the IHSA Class 2A state title game
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Steve Soucie previews Friday's Class 2A title game between Wilmington and Nashville.
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