Zenaje Liggons and his Central Catholic football teammates haven’t forgotten about the last time the Fighting Irish faced Columbus Bishop Watterson.

The 19-14 loss to the Eagles in the 2024 OHSAA Division III state final has provided plenty of fuel for the Fighting Irish for the past 363 days, but the Central Catholic standout lineman understands that staying in the moment when the two squads square off for a state title for the third straight season will be critical.

“It definitely was a lot of motivation going into the offseason trying to avenge the loss that the seniors had last year because that’s a horrible feeling having that for your senior guys. You want to make sure they go out on the right note, so it was definitely a lot of motivation,” Liggons said. “But I would say as the ga

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