North Dickinson’s Nathan Conery (17) eyes a block for teammate Jason Graham (12) as Nordics quarterback Brady Jungwirth (15) follows the play Saturday in a 44-28 win over Onekama at William R. Hart Stadium in Marquette. North Dickinson will meet St. Patrick this weekend for the MHSAA Division 2 eight-player championship. Kickoff is at 2 p.m. Eastern time Saturday at the Superior Dome in Marquette. (Dawn Larson photo)

MARQUETTE — None of this year’s football players at North Dickinson High School were around when the Nordics made their first trip to the state finals.

It was 1998 when the Nordics traveled to the Pontiac Silverdome where they dropped a 26-8 decision to Fowler in a Class D state final.

The Nordics made a second trip possible by outlasting Onekama 44-28 in an eight-player, D

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