Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 126, Number 49, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 4 December 2003 — Page 9

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Continued from front number of interceptions thrown by North Wood nil season. “They had the momentum the whole game and they capitalized on all the errors we made," North Wood senior linebacker Joe Beer said. By the time the second quarter smoke settled, the Trojans had already begun to make room in the trophy case for another state championship trophy. North Wood falls to 0-5 in state title games. “Unless you have strapped on shoulder pads and played in the line, I can’t really describe how that constant pounding takes its toll on you,” said Panther head coach Rich Dodson. “Chatard has some huge

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TOP— PHOTO BY BILL FALES A Panther loads his things into the charter bus Saturday morning. RIGHT— PHOTO BY JOHN STARK Derren Lengacher gets past the line in a run.

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linemen. They wore us down. This just might be the best team we have played since Indianapolis Roncalli in the state finals. That is the only team I can remember that had the same kind of attacking style of offense that Chatard does.” Alter Chatard's second quarter outburst. Drey Mason put on a third quarter show. The junior showed speed the Panthers have rarely seen from any opponent this season when he scored on an 80-yard run and followed that up moments later with a 77-yard punt return to end the scoring. North Wood's fans provided a huge support for the Black Crunch. One estimate put the Panther crowd as twice that of Chatard fans.

TOP- PHOTO BY KEN PETERSON North Wood fans cheer on their team at the start of the game.

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