Wed - 16 Oct
Written by Jim Ecker
The Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints had never defeated the Cedar Falls Tigers at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls before last season. Then they did it twice in one year.
First in the regular season, 24-7. Then in the semifinals of the Class 4A playoffs, 27-6.
They were breakthrough victories.
"For that group last year, it certainly was," said Xavier Coach Duane Schulte. "I don't know if it matters to this group, because each year is different."
The eighth-ranked Saints (6-1) host Cedar Falls (5-2) Friday night. As far as Schulte is concerned, last year's games are dead and buried.
"I hope these guys, at the snap of the ball, are not thinking about last year," he said. "They better be thinking about what they have to do in the next two seconds.
"It doesn't matter what they did last year. It's what you do now," he said. "But for last year, we wanted to win those games. And thank God we did."
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 October 2013 18:38
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