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Lakewood Rangers End Season on a High Note With Overtime Win
Lakewood finishes with a 6-4 record.
The Lakewood Rangers ended their football season on the right note.
And they did it at home.
And they did it in overtime.
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The Lakewood squad finished the season with a 6-4 record following Friday night’s 14-7 victory over Normandy High School at .
The win wouldn’t come easy — but few of Lakewood’s victories did this season.
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The Rangers struck first with senior running back Ben Fitchwell’s 2-yard rushing touchdown with 8 seconds left in the first quarter.
Both teams saw their share of three-and-outs and incomplete passes for much of the contest.
The scoring drought was broken with a Normandy touchdown with 4:51 to go in the fourth quarter.
But it was Fitchwell who sealed the deal for the Rangers just moments into overtime, with a 1-yard rushing touchdown, giving the home team the lead for good.
On the next Normandy drive the Lakewood defense shut them down.
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