This was exactly what Maple Grove needed.
Centennial, reloading after losing 16 seniors from its Class 6A state championship team of last season, did exactly what it has always done under head coach Mike Diggins. The Cougars, using hardnosed, battering-ram football, played highly touted, uber-talented Maple Grove to a stalemate through three quarters.
But that talent rose to the top in the fourth quarter, lifting Maple Grove to a 21-14 road victory.
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