NEW BEDFORD – Tri-County’s football program has battled adversity off the field all season.

The Cougars overcame it all and Declan Walker was a hero on Wednesday. The senior quarterback completed 5-of-11 passes for 149 yards, finishing with a pair of touchdowns to shatter two school single-season records as the Cougars captured their second straight Vocational Bowl title with a 28-6 romp of Blue Hills.

“Honestly, it meant everything,” said Tri-County coach Andy Gomes. “You never want to make excuses. These kids didn’t make any excuses. It didn’t matter that we didn’t have a field. It didn’t matter that we don’t have much of a practice field. They just showed up, and worked every single day. It means everything to this group, my first four-year group. As a coach, you always want what’s be

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