To say Phoebus is back after its 34-21 win over Bethel on Thursday might prompt some Phoebus fans to invoke LL Cool J’s famous rap lines from “Mamma Said Knock You Out”:

“Don’t call it a comeback, I been here for years, I’m rocking my peers, putting suckers in fear.”

Long-silent Phantoms’ haters delighted on social media after consecutive losses to Warwick and Highland Springs that left them a victory short of the Virginia High School League record of 52 consecutive wins. And one was left to wonder about the rare absence a competitive run-game or run-defense in both defeats.

The Phantoms were outgained on the ground 330-98 against Warwick and 325-74 against Highland Springs. The specter of Bethel’s Amari Pryear, a Hampton University commit who entered with almost 1,200 yards rushing and

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