The answer is no.

I’m not that smart.

Several people have come up to congratulate me after picking St. Mary Catholic Central to beat undefeated Jefferson last week even though the Falcons were missing seven starters.

But I have to be honest.

I had no idea SMCC would be so shorthanded when it took the field for a battle of state-ranked football teams with the Huron League title on the line.

If I had known, I would have taken Jefferson.

But I will give myself credit for this: the reason I went with the Falcons is the reason they won.

I figured losing to Riverview the previous week would actually help SMCC against the Bears. The pride of the Falcons was wounded I figured they would rebound to show the heart of a champion.

They did that and more, holding a team averaging more than 45 p

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