Battle Ground Academy - Cannon Ball Yearbook (Franklin, TN)

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Page 26 Our championship balloon had been completely deflated, but the season was not a total loss. For those who remained, there was always next year. The Seniors could not help but be somewhat frus- trated with our record. However, we were privi- leged to be a part of one of Tennessee’s greatest high school football teams ever during our Junior year. ‘This in itself was enough to outweigh the memories of ten losing seasons like this one. Lessons were learned in defeat, too. Most of us learned that while playing the game was well worth the effort, victory was far superior to defeat.

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