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Every football player dreams of making a big play in the biggest game of their life, and Batavia’s Henry Hahn is no different. His reaction in the second quarter Saturday was priceless.

After reaching the end zone on a 9-yard run, all of those emotions came flooding out for him.

“That was maybe the most amped up I’ve ever been in my life,” Hahn said. “I was extremely fired up. I had as much confidence as I’ll ever have in my life after that touchdown.

“I was ready to win the game after that.”

That pulled the Bulldogs within four points, but a crucial stop on fourth down late in the first half sparked host St. Rita to a 54-34 victory in a Class 7A state semifinal game in Chicago.

Hahn was turned away at the goal line on a fourth down with

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