WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP — Standing at midfield holding his granddaughter, Lakota West High School football coach Tom Bolden barely heard the question before grinning and answering.
“Weight room,” Bolden said. “That was a weight-room drive.”
Leading 35-24 with just over 10 minutes left, the Firebirds went on a brutal seven minutes-plus possession

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