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Wilmington lands final blow in offensive slugfest, tallies TD in last 10 seconds as Ross drops to 1-3

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Ross High School's Riley Caldwell uses a stiff arm on Wilmington's Zane Smith on Sept. 8, 2023, during a football game at Ross. Wilmington won 36-34. WAYNE LITMER/CONTRIBUTOR

ROSS TOWNSHIP — After a back-and-forth battle all night long, the Wilmington-Ross prep football game came down to one final drive to determine the winner Friday.

With 3:17 remaining, Wilmington took possession at its own 44-yard line trailing by 5 points. The Hurricane put together an 11-play drive that ended with a 5-yard

 
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