SARASOTA — The weight of heartbreak sat heavy on the shoulder of the Cardinal Mooney football team for the past year.

Last year’s season-ending loss to Cocoa in the Class 2A state semifinals was all the motivation the Cougars needed during a season full of blowout running-clock wins.

Cardinal Mooney spent the past 364 days dominating nearly every team in its path, losing just twice – to Saint Thomas Aquinas in a Kickoff Classic game and to Cherry Creek Colorado in Week 2.

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