CANTON, Ohio — A dislocated toe could not keep C.J. Newell from one last game.

Newell, one of three third-year starters on Glenville’s defense, missed most of practice this week leading up to the Tarblooders’ 45-7 victory Friday against Shelby in the OHSAA Division IV football state championship. He spent much of last weekend seeing doctors and undergoing physical therapy after suffering the injury in the Tarblooders’ state semifinal victory against Indian Valley.

With one more game left, he could not miss the chance to play next to fellow senior Aaron Scales one more time in the secondary or get the chance to run the football.

“That’s just what I had to do for the team,” Newell said after he scored two touchdowns and rushed for 81 yards on nine carries. “My offensive line, they did g

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