McDONALD — Friday’s second-round tilt between top-seeded McDonald and eighth-seeded Kennedy was a battle of Trumbull County small-school heavyweights.

The Blue Devils’ defense bent, didn’t break, and the offense countered to help McDonald stay alive and down Kennedy, 28-13. It’s the last home game of McDonald’s 100th season of football.

“The seniors, they’ve been working all year round, and they are committed to having a great season. And the 100th year, they knew that was a big season for us,” Blue Devils coach Dan Williams said. “The whole community is excited. I can feel the enthusiasm throughout the whole community, the school system. You could see our student section was out here with us celebrating. I’m proud of the whole system, from the village down to the school system, down to

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