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Junior defensive lineman Brayden Parks was always confident it would be a successful year for Brother Rice. He knew the defense had the potential to be one of the greatest in school history.

The only question was whether the Crusaders could finally break through and complete the task of winning the program’s first state championship since 1981.

Parks and Co. made sure they would not fall short. Dream season, indeed.

“It’s an amazing feeling,” Parks said. “To go through all those years and all those workouts. This is what we work for week in and week out. We came, we saw, we won.”

Parks came through with six tackles, including 3 1/2 for loss, and also had three pass breakups to do his part in a dominant defensive effort Wednesday night as

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