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Maple Grove overcomes defending Class 6A high school football champion Centennial

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 09/13/24, 10:15PM CDT

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Maple Grove and Centennial were tied until Chuck Langama scored the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.

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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