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Hamlin is not in contention for the sea- son title. Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. are the four racers vying for the championship. 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If RIWKRVH PXVW SOD\ we yell WZR ZD\V at each in some F D S D F L W \ other, — offense/ G H I H Q V H we don’t defense/ s p e c i a l take it the WHDPV HWF wrong — which way.” m e a n s there isn’t — Thyler much time Monkus, WRUHVW Stanfi eld Stan- ¿HOG LV junior RB XVHG WR LW WKRXJK $V HLJKWK JUDGHUV 6WDQ ¿HOGZHQWZLWKDKDQGIXO RI JX\V PD\EH QRERG\ FRXOG TXLWH UHPHPEHU /DVW \HDU 6WDQ¿HOG ZDV GHHS E\ FRPSDULVRQ¿HOGLQJDURVWHU RIJX\V So how has a team like 6WDQ¿HOG ZKRVH ELJJHVW UHJXODUWLSVWKHVFDOHVDW SRXQGV DQG ZKR GRHVQ¶W KDYHHQRXJKJX\VWR¿OOWZR GHHSVJRZLWKDSRZHU running game designed to wear down opponents? 7KH DQVZHU LVQ¶W VLPSOH 7KH ¿UVW SDUW LV 6WDQ¿HOG¶V FRQGLWLRQLQJ ZKLFK LV WRSQRWFK ,W QHHGV WR EH WKRXJKZLWKVRIHZJX\VDQG DVW\OHEDVHGRQFRQGLWLRQLQJ ³(YHU\ERG\MXVWIHHGVRII RIHYHU\ERG\HOVHZKHQWKHVH JX\V DUH PRYLQJ WKH EDOO´ See TIGERS/2B Football #9 Stanfi eld #4 Kennedy Tigers Trojans (10-1) (9-1) Saturday, 5 p.m. at Liberty High School, Hillsboro Radio: KOHU 1360 AM