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Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Last fall, Ben Piekarz didn’t make it easy for his dad, Joe , when the Marmion coach was putting the finishing touches on his varsity roster. And the coach wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

Young Ben was a member of a talented sophomore class for the Cadets. How talented?

Four sophomores played up on the varsity all season, contributing mightily to a team that ended up 18-15. Ben, meanwhile, kept working and led the remaining sophomores to a 22-9 record.

“It was tough at first,” Ben said. “I worked hard in the offseason to get that spot and ended up not getting it. But my sophomore coach, Adam Terrell , taught me so many things about the game.

“Sometimes, some guys have to develop more. I had a

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