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Saturday, November 17th, 2007

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Marion Local's Luke Homan, 25, fights through a block on the way to West Jefferson quarterback D.J. Mendenhall, 6, during their Division V regional championship game on Friday night at Troy. Marion Local has yet to allow a point in the postseason following a 24-0 victory.

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Another shutout by Marion defense

TROY - They say that defense wins championships, and if it's true, the Marion Local Flyers appear to be in pretty good shape.

The Flyers won their sixth regional title in nine years Friday night by blanking the West Jefferson Roughriders 24-0 behind an unyielding defensive effort. [More]

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