ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

Friday nights get better this week as football season officially begins for Burke County High School, pictured above, and Edmund Burke Academy, pictured below, during practice recently. While both the Bears and the Spartans are on the road this week, players, parents, coaches and fans alike seem excited to finally begin one of the most valued traditions in high school […]

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